The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Georgetown has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Georgetown a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Georgetown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Georgetown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Georgetown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.13% of adults in Georgetown have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Georgetown in 2022 was $31,035, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,140 for a family of four. However, Georgetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Georgetown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Georgetown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Georgetown residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
