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Georgetown, SC
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Georgetown is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 8,556 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Georgetown is the 57th largest community in South Carolina.

Georgetown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

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

The percentage of people in Georgetown who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.79% of adults in Georgetown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Georgetown in 2018 was $24,428, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,712 for a family of four. However, Georgetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Georgetown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Georgetown include Irish, English, European, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Georgetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.


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