Catlin vs Georgetown

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

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

Georgetown has the higher population (3,105 vs 2,161 in Catlin). Catlin has the higher median household income ($67,344 vs $56,781 in Georgetown). Catlin has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $70,500 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Catlin	Georgetown
Population	2,161	3,105
Median age	44.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,344	$56,781
Median home value	$119,600	$70,500
Median gross rent	$936	$729
Housing units	1,018	1,483
Homeownership rate	74.1%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catlin	Georgetown
Population	2,086 → 2,161 (+3.6%)	3,271 → 3,105 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$49,408 → $67,344 (+36.3%)	$46,455 → $56,781 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $119,600 (+20.8%)	$73,600 → $70,500 (-4.2%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $936 (+34.7%)	$715 → $729 (+2.0%)

Catlin

Population

2,0862,161

Median household income

$49,408$67,344

Median home value

$99,000$119,600

Median gross rent

$695$936

Georgetown

Population

3,2713,105

Median household income

$46,455$56,781

Median home value

$73,600$70,500

Median gross rent

$715$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catlin	Georgetown
Under 5	2.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	18.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.9%
75 and over	12.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catlin	Georgetown
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catlin	Georgetown
No high school diploma	7.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	33.2%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catlin	Georgetown
Drove alone	84.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	13.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catlin	Georgetown
1-unit, detached	85.2%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Catlin	Georgetown
Poverty rate	5.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1965	1953