Darlington County vs Georgetown County

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

Darlington 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 62,754 in Darlington County). Georgetown County has the higher median household income ($66,734 vs $47,419 in Darlington County). Georgetown County has the higher median home value ($262,300 vs $141,400 in Darlington County).

Population, income & housing

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
Population	62,754	64,200
Median age	41.5 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,419	$66,734
Median home value	$141,400	$262,300
Median gross rent	$876	$1,166
Housing units	29,645	36,704
Homeownership rate	70.6%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
Population	67,027 → 62,754 (-6.4%)	61,952 → 64,200 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$38,448 → $47,419 (+23.3%)	$48,456 → $66,734 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $141,400 (+52.7%)	$188,800 → $262,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $876 (+29.8%)	$901 → $1,166 (+29.4%)

Darlington County

Population

67,02762,754

Median household income

$38,448$47,419

Median home value

$92,600$141,400

Median gross rent

$675$876

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)

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
Under 5	5.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	18.2%
75 and over	7.3%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	65.7%
Black or African American	40.9%	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	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
No high school diploma	13.5%	8.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
Drove alone	83.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.9%	9.6%
Other means	3.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
1-unit, detached	64.0%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Darlington County	Georgetown County
Poverty rate	20.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1983	1991