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Georgetown County, SC


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Georgetown, SC
Designated Market Area: Charleston, SC
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 64,722   ( 4,564 from 2010 , 1,320 from 2020)
Land area: 813.6 square miles
Population density: 79.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:43,167 66.70% 15.7%
Black:18,23128.17% 9.4%
Indian:1570.24% 22.7%
Asian:4400.68% 60.0%
2+ races:5840.90% 39.7%
Hispanic:2,1433.31% 14.8%
Total non-White:21,55533.30% 5.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,099 8.7
Deaths:2,35718.6
Net Migration: 2,54420.1
Net Immigration: 450.4
Change in White population:5,856 9.7
Change in Non-White pop.:-1,292 -2.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
60,158
37,31162.02%
20,12833.46%
1280.21%
2750.46%
4180.69%
1,8673.10%
22,84737.98%

2000
55,797
33,01159.16%
21,39338.34%
740.13%
1360.24%
2390.43%
9191.65%
22,78640.84%

1990
46,302
26,04256.24%
19,95943.11%
510.11%
1000.22%
n/a
1500.32%
20,26043.76%

1980
42,461
23,22654.70%
18,69144.02%
190.04%
600.14%
n/a
4651.10%
19,23545.30%

1970
33,500
17,23351.44%
16,18148.30%
220.07%
50.01%
n/a
490.15%
16,267 48.56%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,806 12.2
5,4069.7
3,1715.7
6351.1
4,300 7.7
61 0.1
1990's
NumberRate
7,576 16.4
4,77810.3
6,31413.6
1150.2
6,969 15.1
2,526 5.5
1980's
NumberRate
7,614 17.9
3,667 8.6
373 0.9
n/a
2,816 6.6
1,025 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,965 11.8
n/a
5,993 17.9
2,968 8.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Georgetown County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
51.0
11,102 17.2%
53,620 82.8%
18,572 28.7%
26,029
2.42
17,942 68.9%
13,012 72.5%
1,310 7.3%
8,087 31.1%

2010
NumberPercent
45.4
13,020 21.6%
47,138 78.4%
11,920 19.8%
24,524
2.43
17,282 70.5%
12,446 72.0%
1,933 11.2%
7,242 29.5%

2000
NumberPercent
38.8
14,045 25.2%
41,752 74.8%
8,480 15.2%
21,720
2.54
15,881 73.1%
11,920 75.1%
1,824 11.5%
5,839 26.9%

1990
NumberPercent
32.6
13,911 30.0%
32,391 70.0%
5,924 12.8%
16,211
2.84
12,533 77.3%
9,636 76.9%
1,461 11.7%
3,678 22.7%

1980
NumberPercent
27.3
14,730 34.7%
27,731 65.3%
3,884 9.1%
13,418
3.15
10,863 81.0%
8,682 79.9%
914 8.4%
2,555 19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Georgetown County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units36,219 
Median Value$234,600 
Occupied26,02971.9%
Vacant10,19028.1%
Owned21,28181.8%
Rented4,74818.2%
Median Rent$1,046 
Single-Family Units24,16866.7%
    Detached21,95860.6%
    Attached2,2106.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,5149.7%
Mobile Homes6,63318.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Georgetown County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,5546.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,2224.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,1164.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,2364.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999763.7%
$30,000 to $34,9991,1454.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991,1004.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0574.1%
$45,000 to $49,9991,3315.1%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3088.9%
$60,000 to $74,9992,84310.9%
$75,000 to $99,9992,80410.8%
$100,000 to $124,9991,8437.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9047.3%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6316.3%
$200,000 or more1,9597.5%
Median Household Income59,782 
Per Capita Income39,403 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,5686.0%
Public Assistance3521.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,37012.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed21,83664.4%
Unemployed1,3063.9%
In Armed Forces110.0%
Total Labor Force23,15368.3%
Not in Labor Force10,75731.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,3797,49352.8%
Non-Profit5541,71124.5%
Self-Employed2,5131,44163.6%
Local Government6751,04139.3%
State Government6191,07136.6%
Federal Government11928929.2%
Total Private + Self10,8928,93454.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,9674,11232.4%
Total12,85913,04649.6%
Pct. Govt.14.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,23412.4%
Sales and Office Occupations5,26720.2%
Professional, Technical5,49421.1%
Service Occupations6,43124.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing820.3%
All others5,63421.6%
White Collar 53.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,39716.9%
Retail trade3,18812.2%
Accommodation and food services2,83210.9%
Manufacturing2,4549.4%
Educational services2,2568.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,8517.1%
Construction1,7486.7%
Other services1,5776.1%
Professional, scientific, technical1,2014.6%
Finance and insurance9063.5%
Public administration8953.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing7442.9%
Transportation and warehousing5522.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4371.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3111.2%
Wholesale trade2881.1%
Utilities2010.8%
Information1760.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction400.2%
Management60.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Georgetown County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9791.54%
Puerto Rican4210.66%
Cuban2150.34%
Dominican130.02%
Total Central American1370.22%
Costa Rican150.02%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1220.19%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American540.08%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian210.03%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan330.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2390.38%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1010.16%
Korean580.09%
Filipino420.07%
Indian400.06%
Thai290.05%
Vietnamese230.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English59,03896.9%
Spanish1,0521.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun2280.4%
German, other Germanic1370.2%
Chinese1010.2%
Other Asian790.1%
Other640.1%
Other Indo-European580.1%
Korean580.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American8,23312.9%
English7,17611.3%
German6,55610.3%
Irish6,47610.2%
Italian2,0213.2%
Scottish1,6162.5%
European1,4102.2%
French1,2782.0%
Polish9431.5%
Scotch-Irish8101.3%
Greek8001.3%
Dutch6921.1%
British6181.0%
African3950.6%
Ukrainian3130.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen62,82098.8%
Not a citizen7741.2%
Native61,64496.9%
Foreign-born1,9503.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Georgetown County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,191 2.5%3,203 6.7%12,989 27.0%15,775 32.8%9,331 19.4%5,553 11.6%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,191 2.5%
9-12 Years 3,203 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,989 27.0%
Some College 15,775 32.8%
Bach. Degree 9,331 19.4%
Grad Degree 5,553 11.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Georgetown County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 22,431 20,564 1,867 8.3% 4.9%
1991 21,998 19,957 2,041 9.3% 6.1%
1992 22,312 20,019 2,293 10.3% 6.7%
1993 23,493 20,442 3,051 13.0% 7.3%
1994 23,822 21,254 2,568 10.8% 6.2%
1995 24,292 22,052 2,240 9.2% 5.1%
1996 25,210 22,237 2,973 11.8% 5.7%
1997 25,661 23,214 2,447 9.5% 4.5%
1998 25,087 23,186 1,901 7.6% 3.6%
1999 24,781 22,767 2,014 8.1% 4.1%
2000 25,788 24,370 1,418 5.5% 3.7%
2001 26,013 24,057 1,956 7.5% 5.3%
2002 26,276 23,932 2,344 8.9% 6.4%
2003 27,172 24,315 2,857 10.5% 7.2%
2004 28,126 25,215 2,911 10.3% 7.4%
2005 28,843 26,151 2,692 9.3% 7.3%
2006 29,937 27,663 2,274 7.6% 6.9%
2007 29,554 27,596 1,958 6.6% 6.1%
2008 30,632 28,204 2,428 7.9% 7.3%
2009 30,425 26,739 3,686 12.1% 11.4%
2010 26,289 22,427 3,862 14.7% 11.3%
2011 25,634 22,194 3,440 13.4% 10.4%
2012 24,696 21,799 2,897 11.7% 9.0%
2013 24,432 22,013 2,419 9.9% 7.4%
2014 24,817 22,748 2,069 8.3% 6.3%
2015 25,212 23,112 2,100 8.3% 5.9%
2016 24,882 23,225 1,657 6.7% 4.9%
2017 24,741 23,382 1,359 5.5% 4.2%
2018 25,240 24,101 1,139 4.5% 3.4%
2019 25,679 24,747 932 3.6% 2.8%
2020 26,175 24,210 1,965 7.5% 6.2%
2021 25,745 24,532 1,213 4.7% 3.9%
2022 25,971 25,001 970 3.7% 3.2%
2023 26,509 25,647 862 3.3% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com