Georgetown vs Seaford

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

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

Seaford has the higher population (8,255 vs 7,456 in Georgetown). Seaford has the higher median household income ($51,120 vs $47,423 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $223,700 in Seaford).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Seaford
Population	7,456	8,255
Median age	30.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,423	$51,120
Median home value	$266,100	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,148
Housing units	2,609	3,802
Homeownership rate	41.9%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Seaford
Population	7,259 → 7,456 (+2.7%)	7,715 → 8,255 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$48,468 → $47,423 (-2.2%)	$48,438 → $51,120 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$220,800 → $266,100 (+20.5%)	$170,300 → $223,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,333 (+52.3%)	$859 → $1,148 (+33.6%)

Georgetown

Population

7,2597,456

Median household income

$48,468$47,423

Median home value

$220,800$266,100

Median gross rent

$875$1,333

Seaford

Population

7,7158,255

Median household income

$48,438$51,120

Median home value

$170,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$859$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Seaford
Under 5	9.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.7%
75 and over	6.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Seaford
White (non-Hispanic)	31.1%	50.5%
Black or African American	10.1%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.2%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Seaford
No high school diploma	33.9%	19.9%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Seaford
Drove alone	80.7%	74.5%
Carpooled	12.3%	16.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	2.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.3%
Other means	2.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Seaford
1-unit, detached	52.1%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	16.2%
20 or more units	11.3%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Seaford
Poverty rate	15.9%	18.2%
Average household size	2.90	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1982	1979