Delaware · Census place 29090
Georgetown town, DE
Quick answer
Georgetown town has 7,456 residents, ranking #16 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $47,423, the median home is worth $266,100 and median gross rent runs $1,333 a month.
- Population
- 7,456Georgetown town residents
- Median household income
- $47,423Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $266,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,333Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Georgetown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Georgetown town median would spend about 33.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 41.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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