Georgetown

Population & Demographics

Georgetown, KY

Georgetown is home to 39,117 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 19,287 resident workers commute each day.

KentuckyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
39,117
people
Population

39,117 residents

Median age 32.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Georgetown population & demographics

Who lives in Georgetown — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
39,117
Median age
32.7yrs
Median household income
$80,088
Median home value
$265,400
Median gross rent
$1,255/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.1%
Poverty rate
12.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Georgetown

How Georgetown breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White81.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.0%
Black5.9%
Two or more races4.5%
Asian0.9%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Georgetown

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Georgetown.

Georgetown at a glance
Employed Residents
19,287
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
28.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Georgetown proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Georgetown commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

69 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Georgetown

19,287 commutes, one dot at a time

Georgetown

Where 19,287 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Georgetown, by worker count.

1Lexington-Fayette urban county13.3 mi5,888
2Georgetown0.0 mi5,502
3Frankfort16.8 mi645
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)60.9 mi462
5Louisville65.0 mi371
6Richmond35.6 mi202
7Winchester25.2 mi179
8Paris16.0 mi177

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Georgetown.

1Georgetown0.0 mi5,502
2Lexington-Fayette urban county13.3 mi4,323
3Frankfort16.8 mi582
4Cynthiana18.3 mi361
5Richmond35.6 mi336
6Paris16.0 mi320
7Winchester25.2 mi315
8Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)60.9 mi298

Top industries

The sectors that employ Georgetown’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing44.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.6%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.4%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.0%
PAPublic Administration2.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Georgetown

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps93%
8 Gbps
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