Demographics of Georgetown town, Delaware

Georgetown town, Delaware had 8,291 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,071 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 town, in four figures

8,291
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,660 ±27.; +14.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,071 people.; 35.4 ±6.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,719 ±$6,091
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 town, Delaware's population grew 14.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Georgetown town, Delaware'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Georgetown town, Delaware's population grew 14.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Georgetown town, Delaware'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	7,220	100.0	100.0
2021	7,471	103.5	100.2
2022	7,713	106.8	100.7
2023	7,924	109.8	101.6
2024	8,125	112.5	102.5
2025	8,291	114.8	103.1

Population of Georgetown town, Delaware on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,220	—
2021	7,471	+251
2022	7,713	+242
2023	7,924	+211
2024	8,125	+201
2025	8,291	+166

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.4 ±6.0: for men 28.0 ±6.2 and for women 39.0 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Georgetown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Under 5	675 ±262	8.8% ±3.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,627 ±338	21.2% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	763 ±269	10.0% ±3.5	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,903 ±408	24.8% ±5.3	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,263 ±328	16.5% ±4.3	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,429 ±246	18.7% ±3.2	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,719 ±$6,091, and income per person $24,866 ±$3,417, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Georgetown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	193 to 723	7.8% to 28.4%	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	840 ±326	33.2% ±12.3	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	505 ±146	20.0% ±5.3	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	245 ±113	9.7% ±4.3	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	324 ±116	12.8% ±4.4	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13 to 101	0.5% to 4.0%	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	26 to 174	1.1% to 6.8%	12.4% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Delaware	United States
All ages	1,227 ±542	16.8% ±7.4	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	256 to 776	24.4% ±10.7	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	539 ±257	14.9% ±6.8	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	74 to 270	5.1% to 16.7%	8.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Georgetown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Georgetown town	Delaware	United States
Housing units	2,674 ±303	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±15.1	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.3% to 8.6%	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.5% ±8.5	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.5% ±9.1	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$281,400 ±$10,616	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,410 ±$203	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±15	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,802 ±816	49.6% ±10.7	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,542 ±654	33.2% ±8.5	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	840 ±288	11.0% ±3.8	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.7%	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 209	0% to 2.7%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	155 to 511	2.0% to 6.7%	4.5% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	3,530 ±435	46.1% ±5.7	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,933 ±557	25.2% ±7.3	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 104	0% to 1.4%	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,150 ±552	28.1% ±7.2	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	178 to 554	2.3% to 7.2%	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,784 ±529	23.3% ±6.9	4.9% ±0.3	6.8% ±<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%.

Georgetown town among the places of Delaware

16th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Georgetown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pike Creek Valley CDP	12,431 ±1,150
Claymont CDP	8,786 ±850
Seaford city	8,485 ±20
Wilmington Manor CDP	8,214 ±846
North Star CDP	7,834 ±888
Georgetown town	7,660 ±27
Millsboro town	7,424 ±23
Pike Creek CDP	7,129 ±869
Edgemoor CDP	6,349 ±734
Elsmere town	6,203 ±24
New Castle city	5,579 ±23

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026