About Georgetown

Georgetown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,377 people and just one neighborhood, Georgetown is the 215th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Georgetown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Georgetown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Georgetown who work in management occupations (14.89%), office and administrative support jobs (13.57%), and sales jobs (10.39%).

Also of interest is that Georgetown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Georgetown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Georgetown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Georgetown a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Georgetown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Georgetown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Georgetown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Georgetown, the average commute to work is 30.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Georgetown is a very car-oriented town. 96.66% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Georgetown is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Georgetown has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Georgetown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Georgetown Information and Demographics

The population of Georgetown is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.41% of adults in Georgetown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Georgetown in 2000 was $28,846, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,384 for a family of four.

The people who call Georgetown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Georgetown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include Irish, English, Italian, French Canadian, French, German, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English.