Demographics of Georgetown city, Kentucky

Georgetown city, Kentucky had 40,883 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,081 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Georgetown city, in four figures

40,883
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 39,117 ±30.; +8.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,081 people.; 32.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,088 ±$3,111
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Georgetown city, Kentucky's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Georgetown city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Georgetown city, Kentucky's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Georgetown city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,802	100.0	100.0
2021	38,420	101.6	100.2
2022	39,127	103.5	100.7
2023	39,904	105.6	101.6
2024	40,548	107.3	102.5
2025	40,883	108.2	103.1

Population of Georgetown city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	37,802	—
2021	38,420	+618
2022	39,127	+707
2023	39,904	+777
2024	40,548	+644
2025	40,883	+335

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±0.6: for men 32.0 ±0.7 and for women 33.4 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Georgetown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	2,539 ±184	6.5% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,468 ±488	19.1% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,567 ±378	11.7% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,743 ±579	30.0% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,532 ±520	21.8% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,268 ±371	10.9% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,088 ±$3,111, and income per person $36,391 ±$1,247, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Georgetown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	2,013 ±311	13.5% ±2.1	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,046 ±311	13.7% ±2.1	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,827 ±450	19.0% ±3.0	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,278 ±311	15.3% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,312 ±400	22.2% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,477 ±259	9.9% ±1.7	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	946 ±179	6.3% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Georgetown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	4,580 ±674	12.1% ±1.8	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,550 ±292	16.0% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,359 ±430	10.6% ±1.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	671 ±174	11.5% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Georgetown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Georgetown city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	15,646 ±261	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.5	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±2.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±2.9	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$265,400 ±$9,103	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,255 ±$58	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Georgetown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,736 ±244	7.0% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,854 ±407	81.4% ±1.0	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,298 ±321	5.9% ±0.8	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	333 ±125	0.9% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	35 to 219	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,747 ±287	4.5% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Georgetown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	27,178 ±642	69.5% ±1.6	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,117 ±709	25.9% ±1.8	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	357 ±171	0.9% ±0.4	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,465 ±403	3.7% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	805 ±296	2.1% ±0.8	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	660 ±297	1.7% ±0.8	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Georgetown city among the places of Kentucky

5th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Georgetown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	631,818 ±200
Bowling Green city	75,388 ±62
Owensboro city	60,302 ±30
Covington city	41,110 ±91
Georgetown city	39,117 ±30
Richmond city	37,111 ±32
Florence city	32,803 ±37
Elizabethtown city	32,576 ±35
Nicholasville city	32,197 ±64
Hopkinsville city	30,906 ±62

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Georgetown city, Kentucky

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Kentucky by median rent
No. 11 Places in Kentucky by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 12 Places in Kentucky by median home value
No. 13 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share
No. 13 Places in Kentucky by median household income
No. 24 Places in Kentucky by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026