Georgetown vs Tilton

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

Georgetown and Tilton 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 2,537 in Tilton). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($56,781 vs $53,246 in Tilton). Tilton has the higher median home value ($71,700 vs $70,500 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Tilton
Population	3,105	2,537
Median age	41.3 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,781	$53,246
Median home value	$70,500	$71,700
Median gross rent	$729	$853
Housing units	1,483	1,319
Homeownership rate	72.7%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Tilton
Population	3,271 → 3,105 (-5.1%)	2,611 → 2,537 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$46,455 → $56,781 (+22.2%)	$43,201 → $53,246 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $70,500 (-4.2%)	$65,500 → $71,700 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $729 (+2.0%)	$742 → $853 (+15.0%)

Georgetown

Population

3,2713,105

Median household income

$46,455$56,781

Median home value

$73,600$70,500

Median gross rent

$715$729

Tilton

Population

2,6112,537

Median household income

$43,201$53,246

Median home value

$65,500$71,700

Median gross rent

$742$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Tilton
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.7%
75 and over	10.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Tilton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	95.0%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Tilton
No high school diploma	3.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	48.4%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Tilton
Drove alone	71.7%	89.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Tilton
1-unit, detached	83.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Tilton
Poverty rate	12.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.38	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1953	1961