Georgetown vs Whitemarsh Island

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

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

Georgetown has the higher population (11,606 vs 6,918 in Whitemarsh Island). Whitemarsh Island has the higher median household income ($113,250 vs $80,231 in Georgetown). Whitemarsh Island has the higher median home value ($360,400 vs $257,700 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
Population	11,606	6,918
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,231	$113,250
Median home value	$257,700	$360,400
Median gross rent	$1,446	$1,724
Housing units	5,357	3,123
Homeownership rate	56.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	50.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
Population	12,951 → 11,606 (-10.4%)	6,893 → 6,918 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$63,403 → $80,231 (+26.5%)	$74,318 → $113,250 (+52.4%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $257,700 (+44.1%)	$246,400 → $360,400 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,446 (+30.9%)	$1,257 → $1,724 (+37.2%)

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

Whitemarsh Island

Population

6,8936,918

Median household income

$74,318$113,250

Median home value

$246,400$360,400

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
Under 5	7.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	18.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	18.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.5%
75 and over	3.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	80.2%
Black or African American	36.4%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	20.9%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	24.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
Drove alone	80.8%	83.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
1-unit, detached	58.1%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	12.3%
20 or more units	7.7%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Whitemarsh Island
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1995	1993