Georgetown vs Wilmington Island

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

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

Wilmington Island has the higher population (14,457 vs 11,606 in Georgetown). Wilmington Island has the higher median household income ($92,578 vs $80,231 in Georgetown). Wilmington Island has the higher median home value ($361,600 vs $257,700 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
Population	11,606	14,457
Median age	34.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,231	$92,578
Median home value	$257,700	$361,600
Median gross rent	$1,446	$1,680
Housing units	5,357	6,461
Homeownership rate	56.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	51.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
Population	12,951 → 11,606 (-10.4%)	15,834 → 14,457 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$63,403 → $80,231 (+26.5%)	$82,500 → $92,578 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $257,700 (+44.1%)	$263,700 → $361,600 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,446 (+30.9%)	$1,260 → $1,680 (+33.3%)

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

Wilmington Island

Population

15,83414,457

Median household income

$82,500$92,578

Median home value

$263,700$361,600

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
Under 5	7.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	18.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.4%
75 and over	3.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	90.7%
Black or African American	36.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.5%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
No high school diploma	5.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	20.9%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
Drove alone	80.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
1-unit, detached	58.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	12.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Wilmington Island
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1995	1983