Georgetown County, South Carolina Demographics

Georgetown County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Georgetown County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Georgetown County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Georgetown County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Georgetown County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Georgetown County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Georgetown County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Georgetown County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Georgetown County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Georgetown County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	60,189	23rd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	813.5	8th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	73.9	25th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	44th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.7%	39th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.2%	3rd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.5%	10th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.0%	10th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	65.0%	23rd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	33.3%	23rd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	37th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	26th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	31st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	45th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	28th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	62.5%	20th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	52.4%	8th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	25th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	33,707	18th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.5%	6th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	22,329	23rd	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.7%	6th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$170,500	5th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.7	11th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	230	16th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$24,517	10th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$42,677	16th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.9%	16th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Georgetown County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,716	16th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	17,585	20th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,934	16th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$702,159	20th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,634	12th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$136,648	15th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732