County profile
Georgetown County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#804 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
22,113
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,038
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
65,912
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$68.7k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
32.8%±1.8%
Poverty rate
15.0%±1.7%
Business applications
1,005 · 2025
Retail establishments
322
48.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Aventura Equities, Inc.Communication Services$338.8k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Food & accommodation24%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing14%
Other services7%
Arts & recreation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
65,912
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $67.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,673
International migration+294
Natural change−2,614
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.7B2020
$3.1B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.7B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$289.5k±$21.5k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$112/mo
Vacancy rate
27.0%±1.7%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$221.9M
377 units · 5.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 98Lightning 96Earthquake 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2392016
2422017
2602018
2732019
2782020
3082021
3692022
4132023
4452024
4582025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 20216652021
4692022
3552023
3272024
3772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
82.1 km
I-526
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
8.1 km
MITTAL STEEL USA, GEORGETOWN
Nearest commercial airport
46.6 km
MYRTLE BEACH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.9k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Georgetown?
Georgetown's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.