Georgetown is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 86,507 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Georgetown is the 58th largest community in Texas. Georgetown has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Georgetown, where the median household income is $87,465.00.
Georgetown real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Georgetown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Georgetown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Georgetown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Georgetown is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.
Georgetown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.04% of adults in Georgetown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Georgetown in 2022 was $46,727, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,908 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. Georgetown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.