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29440

Georgetown, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,319
Median household income
$56,124
People below poverty
19.6%
Median home value
$172,600

Income

The median income of households in 29440 was $56,124. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 15
$50,000 to $74,999 23.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3
$100,000 to $149,999 13.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49868
Female 36985

An estimated 67.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 52.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,745. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.2
Social Security 52.2
Retirement income 30.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.7
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.7

In 2020-2024, 18.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29440 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56% and public coverage was 52.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.5%.


In 2020-2024, 29440 had a total population of 27,319 - 14,274 (52.2%) females and 13,045 (47.8%) males. The median age was 46.2 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29440 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 628 573
5 to 9 884 511
10 to 14 711 1092
15 to 19 843 651
20 to 24 782 886
25 to 29 1089 437
30 to 34 619 790
35 to 39 639 729
40 to 44 623 867
45 to 49 683 754
50 to 54 607 831
55 to 59 674 952
60 to 64 1172 1385
65 to 69 1196 1331
70 to 74 765 891
75 to 79 669 743
80 to 84 294 501
85 and over 167 350

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 49.3% were White; 45.8% were Black or African American; 8.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 31.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 29440 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.1% of the people in 29440 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,837 households in 29440. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.9% of the households in 29440 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.8% of all households, while 17.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27% of all households.

In 29440, 24.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.9
Cohabiting Couples 3.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.4% of males and 42.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.8 29.6
Now married, except separated 50.4 42.8
Separated 1.6 1.8
Widowed 4.5 12.4
Divorced 8.7 13.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29440, 1,023 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97% of the people living in 29440 were U.S. natives. 75.1% of the 29440 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3% of 29440 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29440 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29440.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 52.6
Asia 13.3
Europe 16.1
Africa 16.2
Northern America 1.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29440 in 2020-2024, 4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 2.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 29440 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.5
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29440 was 5,518 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 68 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,029. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,421.

Educational Attainment of People in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.1
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 12
Bachelor's degree 13.3
Graduate or professional degree 8.4

Disability

In 29440, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 15.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29440, 49.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,816 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,831 16.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 483 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29440 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.8
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 9.6
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 13.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 14.6
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29440 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,005 27
Service occupations 2,582 23.2
Sales and office occupations 2,375 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,220 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,949 17.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.2% of 29440 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 1.3
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 4

In 2020-2024, 29440 had a total of 13,767 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.4
Mobile homes 24.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

10.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29440 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 71.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29440 had 10,837 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,930 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.2% while renters occupied 17.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.29.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.4% and another 26.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29440:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 13.5
Electricity 83.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 1.6
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29440 was $172,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.2 % had a mortgage. 59.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,300 and for owners without a mortgage it was $485.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29440 was $912. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.