Georgetown, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,501 (Urban population: 8,390 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 111 (all nonfarm))

Georgetown, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,955 (3,430 occupied: 2,115 owner occupied, 1,315 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Housing density: 605 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $395 (lower quartile is $298, upper quartile is $510)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $393

Median gross rent in Georgetown, SC in 2007: $564

Housing units in Georgetown with a mortgage: 1,013 (113 second mortgage, 119 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 772

Georgetown,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,479 (it was $78,600 in 2000)

Georgetown:	$124,479
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,318 - $181,681

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $160,769
Here: $160,769
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,890
Here: $107,890
State: $195,928

In 2-unit structures: $100,255
Here: $100,255
State: $168,372

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,820
Here: $87,820
State: $198,924

Mobile homes: $31,629
Here: $31,629
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,679

In family households: 7,459 (1,361 male householders, 979 female householders)
1,405 spouses, 2,838 children (2,596 natural, 110 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 422 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 172 other relatives, 151 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,220 (444 male householders (396 living alone)), 621 female householders (549 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 255 (229 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 937 2-persons, 623 3-persons, 418 4-persons, 222 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 945 1-person, 98 2-persons, 22 3-persons.

980 married couples with children.
1,104 single-parent households (117 men, 987 women).

95.9% of residents of Georgetown speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 203 (2.3%)
(32.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Georgetown, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 143 5 rooms: 455 6 rooms: 524 7 rooms: 405 8 rooms: 331 9 or more rooms: 215

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown, South Carolina:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 89 3 rooms: 215 4 rooms: 249 5 rooms: 389 6 rooms: 201 7 rooms: 98 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 129
1990 to 1994: 194
1980 to 1989: 535
1970 to 1979: 716
1960 to 1969: 622
1950 to 1959: 717
1940 to 1949: 447
1939 or earlier: 569

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Georgetown:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 327 3 bedrooms: 1,296 4 bedrooms: 357 5 or more bedrooms: 85

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Georgetown:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 309 2 bedrooms: 437 3 bedrooms: 458 4 bedrooms: 52 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Georgetown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 192 1 vehicle: 773 2 vehicles: 816 3 vehicles: 287 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Georgetown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 361 1 vehicle: 743 2 vehicles: 164 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 20

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Georgetown, SC:

Less than $10,000: 24
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 78
$50,000 to $59,999: 72
$60,000 to $69,999: 44
$70,000 to $79,999: 42
$80,000 to $89,999: 120
$90,000 to $99,999: 139
$100,000 to $124,999: 344
$125,000 to $149,999: 348
$150,000 to $174,999: 169
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 197
$250,000 to $299,999: 134
$300,000 to $399,999: 40
$400,000 to $499,999: 19
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Georgetown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Georgetown:

Less than $100: 95 people
$100 to $149: 58
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 39
$250 to $299: 46
$300 to $349: 132
$350 to $399: 150
$400 to $449: 133
$450 to $499: 126
$500 to $549: 64
$550 to $599: 66
$600 to $649: 53
$650 to $699: 34
$700 to $749: 26
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 82 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 48 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 12 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 32

Georgetown, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.2%
Number of people working at home: 58 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 183
5 to 9 minutes: 802
10 to 14 minutes: 656
15 to 19 minutes: 410
20 to 24 minutes: 269
25 to 29 minutes: 114
30 to 34 minutes: 266
35 to 39 minutes: 73
40 to 44 minutes: 89
45 to 59 minutes: 248
60 to 89 minutes: 165
90 or more minutes: 59

Georgetown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,297 (68%)
Carpooled: 768 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (2%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Walked: 168 (5%)
Other means: 36 (1%)
Worked at home: 58 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 564
$10,000 to $14,999: 422
$15,000 to $19,999: 330
$20,000 to $24,999: 181
$25,000 to $29,999: 223
$30,000 to $34,999: 256
$35,000 to $39,999: 182
$40,000 to $44,999: 187
$45,000 to $49,999: 190
$50,000 to $59,999: 311
$60,000 to $74,999: 230
$75,000 to $99,999: 149
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 47
$150,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 or more: 38

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3958

United States or American: 1237

English: 498

Irish: 335

German: 305

Scotch-Irish: 112

Scottish: 77

Subsaharan African:: 65

African: 65

French (except Basque): 62

Arab:: 61

Lebanese: 61

Dutch: 51

European: 30

Welsh: 30

Polish: 29

Greek: 24

Danish: 17

Swiss: 16

French Canadian: 13

Swedish: 13

Italian: 12

Norwegian: 10

Austrian: 9

Canadian: 7

Portuguese: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Russian: 4

British: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (51%)
India (15%)
Germany (12%)
Other Central America (6%)
Austria (4%)
Italy (4%)
Dominican Republic (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6722
Northeast: 793
Midwest: 232
South: 912
West: 59

59% of Georgetown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 69
Nursery to 4th grade: 43
5th and 6th grade: 68
7th and 8th grade: 92
9th grade: 110
10th grade: 172
11th grade: 154
12th grade, no diploma: 100
High school graduate (or equivalency): 656
Less than 1 year of college: 124
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 337
Associate degree: 155
Bachelor's degree: 258
Master's degree: 82
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 208
9th grade: 111
10th grade: 136
11th grade: 134
12th grade, no diploma: 160
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,020
Less than 1 year of college: 201
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 400
Associate degree: 173
Bachelor's degree: 292
Master's degree: 141
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,362
Black householders: $20,876
Asian householders: $37,852
Some other race householders: $23,343
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,114

Georgetown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Georgetown household income for Black householders

Georgetown household income for Asian householders

Georgetown household income for Some other race householders

Georgetown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Georgetown marital status for males

Georgetown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,890
Black or African American householders: $112,469
Asian householders: $140,345
Hispanic or Latino householders: $153,074

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,882
One, attached: 146
Two: 193
3 or 4: 194
5 to 9: 80
20 to 49: 31
50 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 407

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,121

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Georgetown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	2.2%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	5.4%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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