With 7,660 people, Georgetown is a city in Delaware. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 3,017 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. That trails the Delaware median by roughly 41%. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. 28% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,719, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Georgetown
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share1.4% → 49.6%(+48.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share70.8% → 33.2%(−37.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.7% → 50.5%(−17.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Georgetown's population equals 3.0% of Sussex County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 10% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.3%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 281 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Georgetown, decade by decade
Georgetown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,732
$56,111
$161,525
13.4%
53.6
2000
4,643
$58,065
$157,209
12.6%
81.3
2010
6,422
$61,722
$298,935
15.0%
78.3
2020
7,134
$50,837
$269,436
13.8%
77.4
2024
7,660
$49,719
$281,400
16.0%
78.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
