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In Georgetown (Georgia), unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Georgetown had a population of 11,916. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.75% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 1,145 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population11,916people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary3,139EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,413EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate4.75%country median 4.6% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
PM2.5, annual mean8.41µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Georgetown?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Georgetown.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Georgetown recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan15Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,398 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,413 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official

Is Georgetown a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,145 of 11,916 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Georgetown is 4.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,139 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate4.75 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official

What does a salary buy in Georgetown?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Georgetown median gross pay: €3,139 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,006of €2,486 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,486
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,398
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,006
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Georgetown. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Georgetown. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents404.8 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Georgetown when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Georgetown's nearest airport was SAV, 16 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport16 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SAV3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Georgetown. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Georgetown.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Georgetown stood at 8.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Georgetown's monthly mean temperatures were 10.4°C in January and 28.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Georgetown is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.41 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.3 · Feb 18.4 · Mar 21.9 · Apr 25.7 · May 29.3 · Jun 32 · Jul 33.5 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 30.2 · Oct 26.1 · Nov 21.2 · Dec 17.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.4 · Feb 6 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 12.9 · May 17.4 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.4 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.4 · Jun 26.7 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 11.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 83.4 · Feb 71.2 · Mar 88.8 · Apr 86.1 · May 92.1 · Jun 168.9 · Jul 146 · Aug 138.6 · Sep 110.5 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 81.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading35.6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean8.41 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,222 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature33.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature19.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature4.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Round Rock ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±3.2 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±3.0 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±3.0 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±3.0 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 21.1 km² at the end of 2025. Georgetown had a population density of 528.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area21.12 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)10Official
Foreign-resident share10.26 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents1,145 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population density528.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population11,916 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202012Official

Alternatives for people set on Georgetown

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wilmington Island as a Georgetown alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,624 Wilmington Island vs €3,139 Georgetown+47%
  • Foreign residents: 3.7% Wilmington Island vs 10.3% Georgetown−64%
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Wilmington Island vs 4.7% Georgetown−26%
  • Residents: 15,129 Wilmington Island vs 11,916 Georgetown+27%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.4 µg/m³ Wilmington Island vs 8.4 µg/m³ Georgetownsame level
Full comparisonMore about Wilmington Island

North Bethesda as a Georgetown alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 868 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,139 Georgetown+95%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 10.3% Georgetown+232%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 11,916 Georgetown+320%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.7% Georgetown−23%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.4 µg/m³ Georgetown−30%
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Georgetown

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Savannah Commuting Zone · 14.5 km away
Salary
2,731 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Skidaway Island 18.8 km away
Rent
3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,115 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Whitemarsh Island 22.2 km away
Rent
1,642 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,265 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Wilmington Island 24.4 km away
Rent
1,619 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,624 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Georgetown, nearest in population first.

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Guttenberg11,910 residentsRossmoor11,923 residentsLake Los Angeles11,926 residentsOak Hills11,903 residentsNorth Bellport11,900 residentsPike Road11,899 residents

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Is Georgetown part of Savannah?

Georgetown is in the published commuting zone of Savannah; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Savannah city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source9

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Georgetown?

The unemployment rate is 4.75 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Georgetown?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.41 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Georgetown?

The published population is 11,916 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Georgetown?

1,145 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Georgetown a good place to live?

Georgetown may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Georgetown part of Savannah?

Georgetown is in the published commuting zone of Savannah; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Georgetown?

Savannah, Richmond Hill, Pooler, Garden City, Skidaway Island are near Georgetown. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Georgetown (Georgia), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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