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Georgetown, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Georgetown is a Census town of 7,660 people across 5.02 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $49,719, 50.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Georgetown
What Georgetown is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.02 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,525
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Georgetown
- Population7,660
- Median age35.4
- Population under 182,302
- Share under 1830.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,429
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households2,529
- Family households1,693
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Georgetown
- Median household income$49,719
- Per capita income$24,866
- Civilian labor force3,117
- Employed3,003
- Unemployed114 plus or minus 103
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over4,595
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Georgetown
- Housing units2,674
- Occupied units2,529
- Vacant units145 plus or minus 86
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied1,276 plus or minus 259
- Renter occupied1,253 plus or minus 270
- Ownership rate50.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$281,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,410
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.0 percent
- Single family units1,675 plus or minus 340
- Share single family62.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more989 plus or minus 336
- Share in buildings of two or more37.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Georgetown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,853
- Commuting under 15 minutes362 plus or minus 143
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,405 plus or minus 395
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.2 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Georgetown (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$9,869,900
- Average approval$493,495
- Median approval$60,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,948,200
- Largest approval$2,700,000
- Jobs supported133
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Georgetown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Georgetown (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,627,000
- Average approval$875,667
- Median approval$894,000
- Largest approval$1,311,000
- Jobs supported40
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Georgetown, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Georgetown
- NFIP communityTown of Georgetown
- NFIP community number100062
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Georgetown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100062 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Georgetown
Sussex County context, not Georgetown figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Georgetown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Georgetown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Georgetown, Delaware?
7,660, in 2,529 households. Georgetown town covers 5.02 square miles of land, which is 1,525 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Georgetown in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Georgetown?
$49,719. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,400. Median gross rent is $1,410 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Georgetown businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $60,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Georgetown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Georgetown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Georgetown. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Georgetown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Georgetown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Georgetown, town of, community 100062, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Georgetown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Georgetown.
Is zoning published for Georgetown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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