Georgetown vs Port Wentworth

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

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

Port Wentworth has the higher population (11,997 vs 11,606 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($80,231 vs $78,861 in Port Wentworth). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($257,700 vs $204,900 in Port Wentworth).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
Population	11,606	11,997
Median age	34.0 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,231	$78,861
Median home value	$257,700	$204,900
Median gross rent	$1,446	$1,648
Housing units	5,357	4,854
Homeownership rate	56.7%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
Population	12,951 → 11,606 (-10.4%)	8,463 → 11,997 (+41.8%)
Median household income	$63,403 → $80,231 (+26.5%)	$79,327 → $78,861 (-0.6%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $257,700 (+44.1%)	$160,700 → $204,900 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,446 (+30.9%)	$1,310 → $1,648 (+25.8%)

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

Port Wentworth

Population

8,46311,997

Median household income

$79,327$78,861

Median home value

$160,700$204,900

Median gross rent

$1,310$1,648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	18.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	19.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	4.8%
75 and over	3.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	37.6%
Black or African American	36.4%	48.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	4.5%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
No high school diploma	5.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	20.9%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
Drove alone	80.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
1-unit, detached	58.1%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	16.9%
20 or more units	7.7%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Port Wentworth
Poverty rate	7.6%	9.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1995	2005