CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Georgetown

Illinois · 3,678 residents · 1.62 sq mi

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Georgetown is a city of 3,678 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 45% less than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $34,700. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $17,599 at the median, 42% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,678

+1%vs 2000

vs 3,628 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(269)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(291)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(328)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(297)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(196)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(548)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(444)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(383)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(331)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(203)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,599

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,852 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,568

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,275 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,700

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(3,430)

Black2.7%(99)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(43)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(3,448)

Black4.6%(169)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.7%(61)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(164)

Ancestry

German15.2%(467)

Irish13.3%(408)

English6.2%(190)

American2.8%(86)

Scottish2.5%(77)

Scotch-Irish2%(60)

Polish0.7%(21)

Finnish0.6%(19)

French0.4%(13)

Welsh0.4%(13)

Italian0.4%(11)

Croatian0.2%(7)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.2%(7)

Russian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.4%(467)

Married38.8%(527)

Widowed5.2%(70)

Divorced21.6%(293)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(398)

Married38.8%(450)

Widowed5.1%(59)

Divorced21.7%(252)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.8%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.9%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.6%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 160 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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