Georgetown, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

1,932

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.5

3.64% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

0.414%

19.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$181,364

11.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Georgetown, CT is home to a population of 1.93k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.9% of Georgetown, CT residents were born outside of the country (172 people).

In 2024, there were 7.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Georgetown, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 207 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 47 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Georgetown, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Georgetown, CT was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Georgetown, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Georgetown, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.58k ± 469
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
207 ± 185
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
47 ± 52

1.81%

Hispanic Population

35 people

1.81% of the people in Georgetown, CT are hispanic (35 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Georgetown, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

8.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

172 people

8.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

145 people

As of 2024, 8.9% of Georgetown, CT residents (172 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Georgetown, CT was 8.28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Georgetown, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Georgetown, CT employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Georgetown, CT were Retail Trade (202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (154 people), and Finance & Insurance (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($157,083), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,182), and Manufacturing ($120,625).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2024 Value

± 291

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, CT grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 1.01k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Georgetown, CT, are Management Occupations (250 people), Sales & Related Occupations (187 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (128 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Georgetown, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k

2024 Value

± 291

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, CT grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 1.01k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Georgetown, CT, are Retail Trade (202 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (154 people), and Finance & Insurance (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Georgetown, CT, though some of these residents may live in Georgetown, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$101,635

Median earning men ± $28,038

$65,703

Median earning women ± $61,078

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,125), Manufacturing ($127,143), and Retail Trade ($126,923).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,448), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,359), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,656).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Georgetown, CT was $790,400 in 2024, which is 2.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $677,300 to $790,400, a 16.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Georgetown, CT is 84.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Georgetown, CT have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Georgetown, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$790,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$55,762

$570

Median Property Taxes

±$152

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Georgetown, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Georgetown, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.1%

Homeownership

2024

58.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.1% of the housing units in Georgetown, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Georgetown, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$181,364

Median Household Income

± $53,250

678

Number of Households

± 172

In 2024, the median household income of the 678 households in Georgetown, CT grew to $181,364 from the previous year's value of $163,158.

The following chart displays the households in Georgetown, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Georgetown, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60.7%)
Worked At Home (25.1%)
Carpooled (12.3%)

In 2024, 60.7% of workers in Georgetown, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.1%) and those who carpooled to work (12.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Georgetown, CT have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Georgetown, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Georgetown, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Georgetown, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Georgetown, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.414% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Georgetown, CT (8 out of 1.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Georgetown, CT is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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