Yesterday the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates showing that Georgetown is ranked sixth on the list of fastest-growing cities in the country with a population of more than 50,000. Georgetown’s growth rate was 5.4 percent from July 1, 2016, through July 1, 2017, resulting in a population estimate of 70,685.

Georgetown was the fifth fastest-growing city in the U.S. on the list released last year by the Census for the period from July 1, 2015 through July 1, 2016. Georgetown was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. on the list released in 2016 and was the second fastest-growing city in the prior year.

Georgetown’s population was 47,400 in the 2010 decennial census. According to today’s estimate, Georgetown added 23,285 residents with a growth rate of 49 percent from 2010 to 2017.

The news release from the Census about the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. in 2016 to 2017 is at www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/estimates-cities.html.