CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gettysburg

Pennsylvania · 7,025 residents · 1.66 sq mi

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With 7,025 people, Gettysburg is a city in Pennsylvania. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 25.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 28%. Median household income is $20,938, under the $30,130 national median. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,025

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,490 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.3

+9%vs 2000

vs 23.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.8%(198)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1915.5%(1,089)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.3%(1,493)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(836)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.7%(679)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(498)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(483)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(452)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(188)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,938

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,840 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,342

−20%vs 2000

vs $14,157 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,600

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$373

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

34.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.0% in 2000

65.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(6,208)

Black5.5%(412)

Hispanic / Latino8%(601)

Asian1.3%(95)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(6,446)

Black5.4%(381)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(254)

Asian0.5%(33)

Other2.3%(165)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.2%(673)

Puerto Rican4.9%(405)

South American1.2%(102)

Central American1%(86)

Salvadoran0.8%(63)

Argentine0.6%(53)

Dominican0.6%(47)

Venezuelan0.3%(23)

Colombian0.2%(16)

Guatemalan0.2%(13)

Peruvian0.1%(10)

Cuban0.1%(9)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.1%(8)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Panamanian0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2%(166)

Chinese0.7%(57)

Asian Indian0.7%(57)

Filipino0.6%(52)

Kazakh0.6%(51)

Korean0.6%(47)

Nepalese0.3%(25)

Indonesian0.2%(18)

Mongolian0%(1)

Ancestry

German24.1%(1,993)

Irish15.4%(1,273)

Italian10.5%(864)

English10%(825)

Polish5.3%(434)

American4.6%(378)

Russian2.7%(219)

Subsaharan African1.7%(137)

British1.6%(129)

Scottish1.4%(117)

French1.2%(100)

Scotch-Irish1%(79)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(59)

Swiss0.7%(55)

Slovak0.7%(54)

Greek0.6%(53)

Welsh0.6%(52)

Finnish0.5%(45)

Ukrainian0.5%(39)

Canadian0.4%(33)

Norwegian0.4%(31)

Serbian0.4%(30)

Brazilian0.3%(28)

Portuguese0.3%(28)

Austrian0.3%(27)

Croatian0.3%(27)

West Indian0.3%(25)

Haitian0.3%(25)

Australian0.3%(24)

Turkish0.3%(24)

Dutch0.3%(22)

Romanian0.3%(21)

Nigerian0.2%(19)

Danish0.2%(14)

Lithuanian0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Israeli0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Moroccan0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.1%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married66.5%(2,352)

Married25.3%(895)

Widowed2.4%(85)

Divorced5.8%(205)

Women 15+

Never married55%(2,165)

Married25.6%(1,007)

Widowed2.9%(115)

Divorced16.5%(651)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.6%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.2%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(103)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 259 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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