Georgetown's Population Growth

Every issue from transportation congestion to infrastructure needs are justified on the basis that the population growth of Georgetown is the cause. The solutions always involve spending money and invariably the growth in budgets exceed the population growth plus inflation.

The city develops its own estimates of the population within the city limits and within the ETJ.Georgetown Planning

"Between official U.S. Census population counts, the Planning Department estimates the population within the city limits using a formula based on new residential building permits and household size. It is simply an estimate and there are many variables involved in achieving an accurate estimation of people living in a given area at a given time. While Georgetown as a geographic area is growing considerably, not all of that growth is inside of the city limits."

Here is the historical growth within the city limits.

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Keep this number, 3.3% compound annual growth rate, as the city staff growth, debt growth, tax revenue growth, budget growth and other measures are examined in the future.