Georgetown County

Georgetown County is located in eastern South Carolina.  The County Seat is Georgetown and the largest city is Georgetown.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.georgetowncountysc.org/.  The 2014 population estimate is 60,773 and the 2010 census population was 60,158.  The land area is 813.55 square miles and there are 73.9 persons per square mile.

65.4% of the population is White, 32.8% is Black or African American, 3% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.9% is two or more races.  84.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 22.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $158,800, there are 23,115 households, an average of 2.58 persons per household.  The per capita income is $24,437,  the median household income is $40,131, and 21.2% of the persons in Georgetown County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,934.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $702,159, and sales per capita were $11,634.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 9.9%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 29.7%.

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