COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hanover vs Gettysburg
PLACE A
Hanover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Hanover is 99% larger than Gettysburg. Hanover earns more, with a median household income $6,928 higher. Hanover has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
HANOVERGETTYSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population16,6848,365+99% vs Gettysburg
Population density4,5145,039−525
Population growth7.5%-6.7%+14.2 pts
Median age41.222.3+18.9
Male48.2%48.9%−0.7 pts
Female51.8%51.1%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born6.0%11.5%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.0%70.6%+7.4 pts
Black3.4%4.2%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%16.5%−3.9 pts
Asian1.5%6.8%−5.3 pts
Other4.5%1.8%+2.6 pts
Median household income$61,293$54,365+$6,928
Per capita income$35,446$36,093−$647
Poverty rate14.5%14.1%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.455−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%44.0%−28.1 pts
Graduate degree6.4%19.2%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%5.7%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation67.7%61.3%+6.4 pts
Median home value$212,800$241,500−$28,700
Median gross rent$1,137$1,001+$136
Owner-occupied53.4%46.7%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%12.6%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%38.3%+6.8 pts
Average commute23.416.4+7.0
Worked from home5.4%10.1%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.1%−0.9 pts
Uninsured5.8%4.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025