Goldsboro migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,098 people moved into the Goldsboro metro and 5,863 moved out, a net of +235. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of North Carolina leads both directions, with 1,173 people in and 1,220 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 50–52% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −322 in 2020–21 to +235 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
122,278
▲ 0.9% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2014
124,634
1.9% below the 2014 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+687); domestic migration added +173 in 2025.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 124,634 in 2014. The 2025 estimate of 122,278 is 1.9% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$3M
▼ $152M arrived · $154M left
Avg household income · movers
$48k in · $50k out
similar incomes both directions
Goldsboro wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Goldsboro metro in 2022–23 reported $152M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $154M with them, a net loss of $3M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $48k of income, vs $50k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 50% of inbound and 52% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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