Georgetown vs Wesson

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

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

Wesson has the higher population (2,346 vs 281 in Georgetown). Wesson has the higher median household income ($50,987 vs $21,696 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $111,700 in Wesson).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Wesson
Population	281	2,346
Median age	41.2 yrs	20.7 yrs
Median household income	$21,696	$50,987
Median home value	$131,300	$111,700
Median gross rent	$357	$1,084
Housing units	160	629
Homeownership rate	52.0%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Wesson
Population	283 → 281 (-0.7%)	2,204 → 2,346 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$31,500 → $21,696 (-31.1%)	$51,932 → $50,987 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $131,300 (+111.4%)	$136,500 → $111,700 (-18.2%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $357 (+9.8%)	$856 → $1,084 (+26.6%)

Georgetown

Population

283281

Median household income

$31,500$21,696

Median home value

$62,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$325$357

Wesson

Population

2,2042,346

Median household income

$51,932$50,987

Median home value

$136,500$111,700

Median gross rent

$856$1,084

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Wesson
Under 5	13.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	8.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	32.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	3.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.7%
75 and over	11.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Wesson
White (non-Hispanic)	36.3%	68.3%
Black or African American	52.0%	25.3%
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%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Wesson
No high school diploma	44.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.9%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Wesson
Drove alone	92.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	7.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Wesson
1-unit, detached	55.6%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Wesson
Poverty rate	38.8%	26.9%
Average household size	2.25	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1975	1977