Georgetown County, South Carolina

Georgetown County has a population of 64,811 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $289,500, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $68,713.

Home price
$289,500
Income
$68,713
Population
64,811
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$289,500county
Median gross rent$1,204county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198025.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use22.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,726county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,204county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$918county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,444county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$68,713county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate15.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.1%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$61,964county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.41%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1894929county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths57.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment8208county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population64,811county
Land area in square miles814county
People per square mile of land79.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store28.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.1%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents210county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,296county
Households that moved away1,889county
Average income of arriving households$99,181county
Average income of departing households$69,012county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year377county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days250 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,146 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.2%county
Homes heated by propane3.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.1county
Coastal flood risk86.4county
Drought risk28.0county
Landslide risk13.7county
Hail risk52.4county
Earthquake risk91.4county
Tornado risk54.8county
Tropical cyclone risk98.3county
Extreme heat risk80.9county
Winter weather risk54.6county
Strong wind risk27.1county
Wildfire risk91.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Georgetown County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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