Gettysburg

Population: 1,344
Median household income: $59,667
Median home value: $127,000

Located in Potter County, South Dakota, Gettysburg is a community with a population of 1,344. At $59,667, its median household income sits below Potter County's $71,726.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gettysburg's population grew 3.9% from 1,294 to 1,344, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $107,000 to $127,000.

The typical home was built around 1961. 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,344
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,667
Median home value: $127,000
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 693
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2941,344

Median household income

$52,063$59,667

Median home value

$107,000$127,000

Median gross rent

$705$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,294	$52,063	$107,000	$705
2020	1,273	$58,088	$133,100	$725
2021	1,464	$55,000	$133,200	$781
2022	1,440	$66,094	$141,500	$836
2023	1,344	$59,667	$127,000	$939

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	5.4%
5 to 17	234	17.4%
18 to 24	51	3.8%
25 to 34	143	10.6%
35 to 44	144	10.7%
45 to 54	133	9.9%
55 to 64	204	15.2%
65 to 74	164	12.2%
75 and over	199	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,112	82.7%
Black or African American	47	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	1.9%
Asian	22	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	2.1%
Two or more races	110	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	2.8%
High school graduate	426	43.2%
Some college or associate's	265	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	203	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	65	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	467	70.8%
Carpooled	97	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	7.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	5.8%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	448	72.0%
15 to 29 min	109	17.5%
30 to 44 min	42	6.8%
45 to 59 min	4	0.6%
60+ min	19	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 9.7% (126 of 1,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	342	57.4%
Nonfamily households	254	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	596	86.0%
Vacant	97	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	474	79.5%
Renter-occupied	122	20.5%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	562	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	5.1%
5 to 19 units	44	6.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4624260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.0060, -99.9539