Georgetown is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 2,255 people and two associated neighborhoods, Georgetown is the 652nd largest community in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Georgetown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Georgetown is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Georgetown who work in office and administrative support (13.94%), law enforcement and fire fighting (11.09%), and management occupations (11.09%). A relatively large number of people in Georgetown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Georgetown has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Georgetown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Georgetown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Georgetown may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Georgetown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Georgetown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.71% of adults in Georgetown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Georgetown in 2022 was $45,111, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,444 for a family of four. However, Georgetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Georgetown is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 White, followed by Native American. Georgetown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.98% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
