Georgetown vs Savannah

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

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

Savannah has the higher population (147,546 vs 11,606 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($80,231 vs $56,782 in Savannah). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($257,700 vs $225,200 in Savannah).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Savannah
Population	11,606	147,546
Median age	34.0 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,231	$56,782
Median home value	$257,700	$225,200
Median gross rent	$1,446	$1,302
Housing units	5,357	68,153
Homeownership rate	56.7%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Savannah
Population	12,951 → 11,606 (-10.4%)	145,403 → 147,546 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$63,403 → $80,231 (+26.5%)	$43,307 → $56,782 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $257,700 (+44.1%)	$156,500 → $225,200 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,446 (+30.9%)	$1,019 → $1,302 (+27.8%)

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

Savannah

Population

145,403147,546

Median household income

$43,307$56,782

Median home value

$156,500$225,200

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,302

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Savannah
Under 5	7.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	18.2%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.1%
75 and over	3.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Savannah
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	35.5%
Black or African American	36.4%	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	4.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Savannah
No high school diploma	5.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	20.9%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Savannah
Drove alone	80.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	2.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Savannah
1-unit, detached	58.1%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	14.2%
20 or more units	7.7%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Savannah
Poverty rate	7.6%	19.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1995	1971