Goldsboro, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1860	885	—
1870	1,134	28.1%
1880	3,286	189.8%
1890	4,017	22.2%
1900	5,877	46.3%
1910	6,107	3.9%
1920	11,296	85.0%
1930	14,985	32.7%
1940	17,274	15.3%
1950	21,454	24.2%
1960	28,873	34.6%
1970	26,960	−6.6%
1980	31,871	18.2%
1990	40,709	27.7%
2000	39,043	−4.1%
2010	36,437	−6.7%
2017 (est.)	35,197	[6]	−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

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