With 379 people, Goldston is a city in North Carolina. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 45% less than in North Carolina as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. The median household earns $39,538, about 52% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,538, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Goldston
What changed most since 1990
White share90.8% → 97.6%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age39.7 → 34.9(−4.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$63,335 → $39,538(−38%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Goldston, decade by decade
Goldston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
284
$63,335
$132,004
8.0%
20.8
2000
319
$63,758
$144,457
15.0%
26.6
2010
268
$58,741
$152,920
17.7%
24.9
2020
234
$49,491
$196,593
8.8%
17.3
2024
379
$39,538
$190,700
15.5%
5.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
