Caroline County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.81. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 18.2. This is significantly better than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00528. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.8%
(15.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 15.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.8 people | | Maryland: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 79.3% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.1% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Goldsboro, MD
Goldsboro compared to Maryland state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Goldsboro (based on Caroline County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.06%
| Here |  | 44.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | The Wesleyan Church | Church of the Nazarene |
| Adherents | 36.7% | 32.0% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 47.3% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Brethren | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 14.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | Caroline County: | 5.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Caroline County: | 3.66 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.0% | | Maryland: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Caroline County: | 17.0% | | Maryland: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $372 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $372 |
Goldsboro government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $13,000 ($52.85)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($36.59)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($24.39)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($20.33)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($12.20)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($8.13)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($8.13)
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($16.26)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $18,000 ($73.17)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $56,000 ($227.64)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $54,000 ($219.51)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000 ($8.13)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $6,000 ($24.39)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($8.13)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($8.13)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,000 ($12.20)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $128,000 ($520.33)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($60.98)
All Other: $8,000 ($32.52)
- Tax - Property: $31,000 ($126.02)
NEC: $1,000 ($4.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000 ($16.26)
8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,810 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.80% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,539 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.44% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Goldsboro:
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WKDI (840 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DENTON, MD; Owner: BAYSHORE COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Goldsboro:
- WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
- WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAAI (100.9 FM; HURLOCK, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
TV broadcast stations around Goldsboro:
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
- W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Goldsboro, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 260
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 377
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 62
- Fatalities: 280
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 678
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 91
See more detailed statistics of Goldsboro fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 2,251
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,595
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Goldsboro)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Fire House (Lat: 39.033444 Lon: -75.789944), Call Sign: KBZ281
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz Grant Date: 03/10/2000, Expiration Date: 05/02/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/02/2005
Registrant: County Of Caroline, Court House, Denton, MD 21629, Phone: (301) 479-2622 - 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 102.4 m, Call Sign: WPZP440
Assigned Frequencies: 154.100 MHz Grant Date: 08/10/2004, Expiration Date: 02/06/2005, Cancellation Date: 04/09/2005, Certifier: Curtis Harvey
Registrant: Dba Spectrum And Licensing Services, 395 Buford Avenue Suite C, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 339-0816, Fax: (717) 339-0817, Email:
- 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 101.5 m, Call Sign: WQCV813
Assigned Frequencies: 154.100 MHz Grant Date: 06/07/2005, Expiration Date: 12/04/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/04/2006, Certifier: Curtis Harvey
Registrant: Spectrum And Licensing Services, 395 Buford Avenue Suite C, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 339-0816, Fax: (717) 339-0817, Email:
- 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 101.5 m, Call Sign: WQHP757, Licensee ID: L00001771
Assigned Frequencies: 151.437 MHz Grant Date: 09/28/2007, Expiration Date: 09/28/2017, Certifier: G E Ryan
Registrant: State Of Dnr Maryland, 580 Taylor Ave, E4, Annapolis, MD 21401, Phone: (410) 260-8734, Fax: (410) 260-8404, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - Goldsboro, 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 101.5 m, Call Sign: WPXA413
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 02/20/2013, Certifier: Thomas H Miller
Registrant: State Of Maryland, Miemss, 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-3668, Fax: (410) 706-8528, Email:
- 700 Old Lime Rd., MD, 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 102.4 m, Call Sign: WQAD432, Licensee ID: L00809141
Assigned Frequencies: 11215.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz Grant Date: 05/11/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014, Certifier: Michael Walsh
Registrant: Enoch Pratt Free Library - GOLDSBORO, 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 101.5 m, Call Sign: WQEC777
Assigned Frequencies: 11565.0 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 11245.0 MHz Grant Date: 12/28/2005, Expiration Date: 12/28/2015, Certifier: Allen Hammond
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 6701 Democracy Blvd, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 493-5162 - Goldsboro Tower, 700 Old Line Road (010155) (Lat: 39.039944 Lon: -75.787778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 101.5 m, Call Sign: WQHR801
Assigned Frequencies: 19435.0 MHz Grant Date: 10/18/2007, Expiration Date: 10/18/2017, Certifier: Jim Mccormick
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corp, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KB3FGD, Licensee ID: L00262508
Grant Date: 06/28/2000, Expiration Date: 06/28/2010, Certifier: David M Sakers
Registrant: David M Sakers, 26720 Sandtown Rd, Goldsboro, MD 21636
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Goldsboro
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Goldsboro, MD
| Most common first names in Goldsboro, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 18 | 69.5 years |
| William | 17 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Charles | 9 | 72.8 years |
| James | 9 | 65.5 years |
| Robert | 8 | 68.9 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 77.6 years |
| George | 7 | 75.4 years |
| Harry | 6 | 73.0 years |
| Margaret | 6 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Goldsboro, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 10 | 77.8 years |
| Kemp | 7 | 73.1 years |
| Jarrell | 6 | 77.1 years |
| Steele | 6 | 74.2 years |
| Shively | 5 | 81.2 years |
| Wilkerson | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Hutson | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Bell | 5 | 82.2 years |
| Dean | 5 | 80.4 years |
| Shockley | 5 | 71.2 years |
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