COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Georgetown County

South Carolina · 46,302 residents · 814 sq mi

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Georgetown County is a county of 46,302 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 20.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $62,500. There are 9,495 fewer people here than in 2000. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

46,302

−17%vs 2000

vs 55,797 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−16%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

814 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202465K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(3,566)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(3,510)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(4,411)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(3,694)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(2,690)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(6,983)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(7,191)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(4,175)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(4,158)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(4,090)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(1,532)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(302)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,981

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,312 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,084

−44%vs 2000

vs $19,805 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$351

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $489 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.2%(33,011)

Black38.3%(21,393)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(919)

Asian0.2%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.3%(26,077)

Black43.2%(19,988)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(150)

Asian0.2%(111)

Other0.3%(126)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(1,037)

Puerto Rican0.8%(539)

Cuban0.5%(307)

Central American0.2%(158)

Guatemalan0.2%(123)

Dominican0.1%(46)

South American0.1%(41)

Colombian0%(27)

Spaniard0%(19)

Salvadoran0%(17)

Argentine0%(14)

Costa Rican0%(9)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(81)

Vietnamese0.1%(57)

Thai0.1%(46)

Ancestry

English13.2%(8,531)

American10.9%(7,083)

German9.8%(6,381)

Irish9.8%(6,338)

Italian4.4%(2,845)

Scottish2.5%(1,616)

French2.2%(1,437)

Polish1.9%(1,200)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(1,034)

Greek1.1%(728)

Subsaharan African0.9%(595)

Dutch0.8%(549)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.6%(418)

Swedish0.5%(349)

Russian0.5%(295)

Welsh0.3%(216)

Arab0.3%(209)

Lebanese0.3%(173)

Norwegian0.3%(163)

Slovak0.2%(162)

Swiss0.2%(155)

British0.2%(149)

Portuguese0.2%(137)

Hungarian0.2%(131)

French Canadian0.2%(127)

Romanian0.2%(105)

Austrian0.1%(95)

Belgian0.1%(86)

Czech0.1%(76)

West Indian0.1%(71)

Danish0.1%(49)

Canadian0.1%(44)

Finnish0.1%(41)

Ghanaian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(38)

Slovene0.1%(33)

Haitian0%(29)

Turkish0%(28)

Egyptian0%(23)

Armenian0%(20)

Jamaican0%(20)

Croatian0%(19)

Australian0%(18)

Jordanian0%(9)

Barbadian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.6%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.9%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married28%(7,356)

Married59.6%(15,661)

Widowed3.8%(993)

Divorced8.7%(2,279)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(7,339)

Married50.4%(14,972)

Widowed11.9%(3,534)

Divorced13%(3,869)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% 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%(516)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(1,067)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.5%(2,269)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(165)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,680 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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