Georgetown vs South Heights

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

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

South Heights has the higher population (351 vs 269 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $62,500 in South Heights). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($165,600 vs $125,000 in South Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	South Heights
Population	269	351
Median age	38.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,583	$62,500
Median home value	$165,600	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,050
Housing units	82	213
Homeownership rate	89.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	South Heights
Population	174 → 269 (+54.6%)	344 → 351 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$54,500 → $84,583 (+55.2%)	$64,219 → $62,500 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $165,600 (+48.7%)	$95,400 → $125,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$629 → $1,050 (+66.9%)

Georgetown

Population

174269

Median household income

$54,500$84,583

Median home value

$111,400$165,600

South Heights

Population

344351

Median household income

$64,219$62,500

Median home value

$95,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$629$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	South Heights
Under 5	4.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.9%	6.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	19.9%
35 to 44	6.7%	3.7%
45 to 54	14.9%	23.1%
55 to 64	18.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.4%
75 and over	5.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	South Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	South Heights
No high school diploma	10.6%	16.0%
High school graduate	31.1%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	South Heights
Drove alone	85.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	South Heights
1-unit, detached	90.2%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	South Heights
Poverty rate	3.5%	12.8%
Average household size	3.49	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1938	1946