Georgetown vs Refton

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

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

Georgetown has the higher population (606 vs 589 in Refton). Refton has the higher median household income ($144,045 vs $73,846 in Georgetown). Refton has the higher median home value ($428,900 vs $274,100 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Refton
Population	606	589
Median age	29.5 yrs	21.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,846	$144,045
Median home value	$274,100	$428,900
Median gross rent	$861	—
Housing units	182	135
Homeownership rate	70.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	29.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Refton
Population	1,182 → 606 (-48.7%)	490 → 589 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $73,846 (+17.0%)	$84,700 → $144,045 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$253,000 → $274,100 (+8.3%)	$193,400 → $428,900 (+121.8%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $861 (-8.8%)	—

Georgetown

Population

1,182606

Median household income

$63,125$73,846

Median home value

$253,000$274,100

Median gross rent

$944$861

Refton

Population

490589

Median household income

$84,700$144,045

Median home value

$193,400$428,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Refton
Under 5	12.4%	22.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	23.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	24.6%
35 to 44	8.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.8%
75 and over	10.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Refton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Refton
No high school diploma	35.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Refton
Drove alone	53.9%	58.9%
Carpooled	18.2%	0.0%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	10.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	41.1%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Refton
1-unit, detached	82.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	17.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Refton
Poverty rate	8.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.33	4.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1984	2011