Cherokee County vs Georgetown County

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

Cherokee County and Georgetown County are counties in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Georgetown County has the higher population (64,200 vs 56,299 in Cherokee County). Georgetown County has the higher median household income ($66,734 vs $49,047 in Cherokee County). Georgetown County has the higher median home value ($262,300 vs $135,200 in Cherokee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
Population	56,299	64,200
Median age	40.3 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,047	$66,734
Median home value	$135,200	$262,300
Median gross rent	$813	$1,166
Housing units	24,945	36,704
Homeownership rate	73.3%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
Population	56,895 → 56,299 (-1.0%)	61,952 → 64,200 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$36,883 → $49,047 (+33.0%)	$48,456 → $66,734 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$101,500 → $135,200 (+33.2%)	$188,800 → $262,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $813 (+14.2%)	$901 → $1,166 (+29.4%)

Cherokee County

Population

56,89556,299

Median household income

$36,883$49,047

Median home value

$101,500$135,200

Median gross rent

$712$813

Georgetown County

Population

61,95264,200

Median household income

$48,456$66,734

Median home value

$188,800$262,300

Median gross rent

$901$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
Under 5	5.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	18.2%
75 and over	6.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	65.7%
Black or African American	18.8%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
No high school diploma	14.5%	8.1%
High school graduate	36.9%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
Drove alone	83.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.3%	9.6%
Other means	1.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
1-unit, detached	63.5%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Georgetown County
Poverty rate	18.5%	14.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1982	1991