Georgetown

Population: 11,606
Median household income: $80,231
Median home value: $257,700

Georgetown is a community in Chatham County, Georgia, home to 11,606 residents. At $80,231, its median household income sits above Chatham County's $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Georgetown's population declined 10.4% from 12,951 to 11,606, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $178,800 to $257,700.

Owners occupy 56.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,606
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $80,231
Median home value: $257,700
Median gross rent: $1,446
Housing units: 5,357
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,95111,606

Median household income

$63,403$80,231

Median home value

$178,800$257,700

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,446

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,951	$63,403	$178,800	$1,105
2020	12,545	$61,523	$181,900	$1,065
2021	12,474	$64,347	$185,400	$1,182
2022	12,490	$70,640	$232,700	$1,336
2023	11,606	$80,231	$257,700	$1,446

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	840	7.2%
5 to 17	1,738	15.0%
18 to 24	1,137	9.8%
25 to 34	2,110	18.2%
35 to 44	1,654	14.3%
45 to 54	1,158	10.0%
55 to 64	1,489	12.8%
65 to 74	1,031	8.9%
75 and over	449	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,187	44.7%
Black or African American	4,224	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	313	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	523	4.5%
Two or more races	554	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	805	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	451	5.7%
High school graduate	1,650	20.9%
Some college or associate's	2,775	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,033	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	982	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,331	80.8%
Carpooled	657	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	145	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	433	6.6%
Other means	32	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	863	14.0%
15 to 29 min	3,608	58.5%
30 to 44 min	1,274	20.7%
45 to 59 min	254	4.1%
60+ min	166	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 7.6% (883 of 11,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,959	63.7%
Nonfamily households	1,689	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,648	86.8%
Vacant	709	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,637	56.7%
Renter-occupied	2,011	43.3%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,111	58.1%
1-unit, attached	286	5.3%
2 to 4 units	444	8.3%
5 to 19 units	907	16.9%
20 or more units	410	7.7%
Mobile home & other	199	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1332482
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.62 sq mi
Center point: 31.9827, -81.2303