Georgetown is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 8,714 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Georgetown is the 57th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Georgetown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Georgetown is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Georgetown who work in sales jobs (15.15%), maintenance occupations (12.12%), and healthcare (8.10%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Georgetown has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Georgetown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Georgetown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Georgetown may be for you. Georgetown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The overall education level of Georgetown is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Georgetown in 2022 was $37,776, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,104 for a family of four. However, Georgetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Georgetown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Georgetown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Georgetown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include Irish, European, English, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
