Georgetown, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,565
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.3
5.89% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.9%
38.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$56,981
1.25% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$168,100
5.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,753
1.96% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Georgetown, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Georgetown, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Georgetown, SC was $168,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.6%.

Most people in Georgetown, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Georgetown, SC was 1 car per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaGeorgetown County, SCGeorgetown, SCClarendon, Georgetown & Williamsburg Counties PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Georgetown, SC is home to a population of 8.57k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.08% of Georgetown, SC residents were born outside of the country (264 people).

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Georgetown, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.07k White (Non-Hispanic) and 89 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Georgetown, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Georgetown, SC was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Georgetown, SC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.27k ± 535
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.07k ± 494
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    89 ± 95
1.79%
Hispanic Population
153 people

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Georgetown, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.07k White (Non-Hispanic) and 89 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.79% of the people in Georgetown, SC are hispanic (153 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.08%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
264 people
3.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
281 people

As of 2024, 3.08% of Georgetown, SC residents (264 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, SC was 3.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    140 ± 98
  2. Vietnam
    114 ± 96
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    100 ± 115

Georgetown, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Georgetown, SC employs 3.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Georgetown, SC were Accommodation & Food Services (774 people), Retail Trade (638 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (479 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($168,304), Information ($64,962), and Construction ($62,743).

Employment

Occupations

3.75k
2024 Value
± 571
−1.96%
1 Year decline
± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, SC declined at a rate of −1.96%, from 3.83k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Georgetown, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (676 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (412 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (386 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Georgetown, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.75k
2024 Value
± 571
−1.96%
1 Year decline
± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Georgetown, SC declined at a rate of −1.96%, from 3.83k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Georgetown, SC, are Accommodation & Food Services (774 people), Retail Trade (638 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (479 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Georgetown, SC, though some of these residents may live in Georgetown, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$32,821
Median earning men ± $11,602
$26,009
Median earning women ± $8,269

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($168,348), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($123,125), and Manufacturing ($68,777).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,386), and Public Administration ($30,139).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Georgetown, SC was $168,100 in 2024, which is 0.505 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,600 to $168,100, a 5.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Georgetown, SC is 71.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Georgetown, SC have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Georgetown, SC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$168,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,719
$2,530
Median Property Taxes
±$451

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71.6%
Homeownership
2024
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.6% of the housing units in Georgetown, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,981
Median Household Income
± $4,638
3.53k
Number of Households
± 480

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.53k households in Georgetown, SC declined from $56,981 from the previous year's value of $57,704.

The following chart displays the households in Georgetown, SC 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Georgetown, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.2%)
  2. Carpooled (15.4%)
  3. Taxi (2.07%)

In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Georgetown, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who used a taxi to get to work (2.07%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Georgetown, SC have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.13% of the workforce in Georgetown, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Georgetown, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Georgetown, SC have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Georgetown, SC (1.81k out of 8.26k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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.

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Health

93.2% of the population of Georgetown, SC has health coverage, with 35.6% on employee plans, 22.3% on Medicaid, 18.8% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.4% were men and 58.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.4% were men and 58.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.77%
Uninsured
35.6%
Employer Coverage
22.3%
Medicaid
18.8%
Medicare
15.5%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Georgetown, SC declined by 29.1% from 9.55% to 6.77%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Georgetown, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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