Gettysburg

Population: 7,929
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $237,000

Gettysburg is a community in Adams County, Pennsylvania, home to 7,929 residents. Its median household income of $52,656 runs below the Adams County figure of $81,071.

From 2019 to 2023, Gettysburg's population grew 3.1% from 7,689 to 7,929, while its median home value rose 4.3% from $227,300 to $237,000.

Households average 2.14 people. The median gross rent is $929.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,929
Median age: 22.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $237,000
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 2,613
Homeownership rate: 47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6897,929

Median household income

$43,349$52,656

Median home value

$227,300$237,000

Median gross rent

$891$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,689	$43,349	$227,300	$891
2020	7,684	$41,832	$199,100	$888
2021	7,423	$47,609	$197,400	$864
2022	7,709	$50,736	$241,500	$945
2023	7,929	$52,656	$237,000	$929

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2442.4%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	1.9%
5 to 17	796	10.0%
18 to 24	3,358	42.4%
25 to 34	696	8.8%
35 to 44	902	11.4%
45 to 54	567	7.2%
55 to 64	458	5.8%
65 to 74	599	7.6%
75 and over	400	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,590	70.5%
Black or African American	359	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	426	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	117	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,430	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	279	7.7%
High school graduate	1,079	29.8%
Some college or associate's	779	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	800	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	685	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone41.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.5%

Walked36.1%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,507	41.6%
Carpooled	259	7.1%
Public transit	56	1.5%
Walked	1,309	36.1%
Bicycle	69	1.9%
Worked from home	344	9.5%
Other means	81	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,136	65.1%
15 to 29 min	540	16.5%
30 to 44 min	223	6.8%
45 to 59 min	256	7.8%
60+ min	126	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 12.6% (627 of 4,996)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,054	45.5%
Nonfamily households	1,265	54.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,319	88.7%
Vacant	294	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,098	47.3%
Renter-occupied	1,221	52.7%

1-unit, detached49.0%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units19.6%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,281	49.0%
1-unit, attached	303	11.6%
2 to 4 units	513	19.6%
5 to 19 units	382	14.6%
20 or more units	134	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4228960
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8306, -77.2341