Georgetown vs South Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Georgetown and South Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Georgetown and South Wilton are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Georgetown has the higher population (1,751 vs 1,453 in South Wilton). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($163,158 vs $157,446 in South Wilton). South Wilton has the higher median home value ($780,800 vs $677,300 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	South Wilton
Population	1,751	1,453
Median age	43.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$163,158	$157,446
Median home value	$677,300	$780,800
Median gross rent	$3,500	—
Housing units	635	619
Homeownership rate	86.6%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	67.6%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	South Wilton
Population	1,630 → 1,751 (+7.4%)	1,372 → 1,453 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$130,909 → $163,158 (+24.6%)	$198,438 → $157,446 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$633,800 → $677,300 (+6.9%)	$651,700 → $780,800 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,744 → $3,500 (+27.6%)	$3,167 → $2,219 (-29.9%)

Georgetown

Population

1,6301,751

Median household income

$130,909$163,158

Median home value

$633,800$677,300

Median gross rent

$2,744$3,500

South Wilton

Population

1,3721,453

Median household income

$198,438$157,446

Median home value

$651,700$780,800

Median gross rent

$3,167$2,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	South Wilton
Under 5	6.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	14.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	6.1%	3.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	23.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.8%
75 and over	11.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	South Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	66.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.0%
Two or more races	10.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	South Wilton
No high school diploma	5.1%	1.4%
High school graduate	14.3%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	South Wilton
Drove alone	65.1%	52.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.8%
Public transit	4.6%	4.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	30.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	South Wilton
1-unit, detached	85.7%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	17.6%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	17.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	South Wilton
Poverty rate	0.5%	4.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1972	1983