Georgetown, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

220

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

1.46% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

41.4%

6.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$20,625

4.94% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$97,000

Economy

The economy of Georgetown, MS employs 72 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Georgetown, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), Manufacturing (14 people), and Educational Services (10 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($61,250), Educational Services ($59,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,776).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 99

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 203%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, MS declined at a rate of −11.1%, from 81 employees to 72 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Georgetown, MS, are Healthcare Support Occupations (23 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (14 people), and Production Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Georgetown, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (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

2024 Value

± 99

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 203%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, MS declined at a rate of −11.1%, from 81 employees to 72 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Georgetown, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), Manufacturing (14 people), and Educational Services (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Georgetown, MS, though some of these residents may live in Georgetown, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,250

Median earning men ± $59,610

$11,842

Median earning women ± $26,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,447).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Georgetown, MS was $97,000 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,300 to $97,000, a 26.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Georgetown, MS is 43.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Georgetown, MS have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Georgetown, MS is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,341

$45

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.3%

Homeownership

2024

73.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 43.3% of the housing units in Georgetown, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 52%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Georgetown, MS 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.

$20,625

Median Household Income

± $16,764

104

Number of Households

± 76

In 2024, the median household income of the 104 households in Georgetown, MS declined from $20,625 from the previous year's value of $21,696.

The following chart displays the households in Georgetown, MS 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Georgetown, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (93%)
Other (2.82%)
Worked At Home (2.82%)

In 2024, 93% of workers in Georgetown, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.82%) and those who worked at home (2.82%).

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

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Georgetown, MS have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.9% of the workforce in Georgetown, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Georgetown, MS (91 out of 220 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Georgetown, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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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