Abbottstown

Population: 804
Median household income: $72,266
Median home value: $196,500

Abbottstown, a community in Adams County, Pennsylvania, has 804 residents. The median household income of $72,266 is below the Adams County median ($81,071).

Between 2019 and 2023, Abbottstown's population declined 8.0% from 874 to 804, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $146,500 to $196,500.

Households average 2.63 people. The median gross rent is $1,069.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 804
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,266
Median home value: $196,500
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 322
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

874804

Median household income

$60,833$72,266

Median home value

$146,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874	$60,833	$146,500	$1,025
2020	884	$62,411	$150,900	$1,035
2021	857	$64,318	$157,100	$1,038
2022	850	$70,469	$173,000	$1,129
2023	804	$72,266	$196,500	$1,069

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	7.8%
5 to 17	124	15.4%
18 to 24	54	6.7%
25 to 34	102	12.7%
35 to 44	81	10.1%
45 to 54	127	15.8%
55 to 64	149	18.5%
65 to 74	78	9.7%
75 and over	26	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	766	95.3%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	13.3%
High school graduate	281	49.9%
Some college or associate's	140	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	41	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	343	82.1%
Carpooled	30	7.2%
Public transit	2	0.5%
Walked	15	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	6.0%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	29.0%
15 to 29 min	154	39.2%
30 to 44 min	51	13.0%
45 to 59 min	27	6.9%
60+ min	47	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 8.5% (68 of 802)

	Count	Share
Family households	212	69.5%
Nonfamily households	93	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	305	94.7%
Vacant	17	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	74.4%
Renter-occupied	78	25.6%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	215	66.8%
1-unit, attached	25	7.8%
2 to 4 units	43	13.4%
5 to 19 units	11	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4200116
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8818, -76.9928