Georgetown-Quitman County unified government, Georgia
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 1.3% since 2020.
2,254
people, the 233rd-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
80.6%
of 310 jobs located in Georgetown-Quitman County unified government are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 69% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$918
a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$847–$1,271
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $918 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 75% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.1–0.2% to the 1,767 homes here.
1–3
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 66% less than Georgia's.
$104,600
median home value in Georgetown-Quitman County unified government.
- $104,600 Georgetown-Quitman County unified government
- $303,300 Georgia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year