Georgetown vs Pooler

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

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

Pooler has the higher population (27,235 vs 11,606 in Georgetown). Pooler has the higher median household income ($91,497 vs $80,231 in Georgetown). Pooler has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $257,700 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Pooler
Population	11,606	27,235
Median age	34.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,231	$91,497
Median home value	$257,700	$289,000
Median gross rent	$1,446	$1,625
Housing units	5,357	12,008
Homeownership rate	56.7%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Pooler
Population	12,951 → 11,606 (-10.4%)	23,858 → 27,235 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$63,403 → $80,231 (+26.5%)	$79,426 → $91,497 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $257,700 (+44.1%)	$214,500 → $289,000 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,446 (+30.9%)	$1,250 → $1,625 (+30.0%)

Georgetown

Population

12,95111,606

Median household income

$63,403$80,231

Median home value

$178,800$257,700

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,446

Pooler

Population

23,85827,235

Median household income

$79,426$91,497

Median home value

$214,500$289,000

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Pooler
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.2%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.7%
75 and over	3.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Pooler
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	50.3%
Black or African American	36.4%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.5%	2.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Pooler
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	20.9%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Pooler
Drove alone	80.8%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.5%
Other means	0.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Pooler
1-unit, detached	58.1%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Pooler
Poverty rate	7.6%	6.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1995	2006