COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orrstown vs Gettysburg
PLACE A
Orrstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Orrstown is 97% smaller than Gettysburg. Orrstown earns more, with a median household income $3,135 higher. Gettysburg has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -18%).
ORRSTOWNGETTYSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population2108,365−97% vs Gettysburg
Population density3,2815,039−1,758
Population growth-18.3%-6.7%−11.6 pts
Median age41.722.3+19.4
Male48.1%48.9%−0.9 pts
Female51.9%51.1%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%70.6%+26.6 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%16.5%−15.9 pts
Asian0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Other2.1%1.8%+0.3 pts
Median household income$57,500$54,365+$3,135
Per capita income$31,743$36,093−$4,350
Poverty rate6.8%14.1%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.455−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%44.0%−36.5 pts
Graduate degree3.5%19.2%−15.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.7%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%61.3%+3.1 pts
Median home value$162,500$241,500−$79,000
Median gross rent$3,501$1,001+$2,500
Owner-occupied63.1%46.7%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%12.6%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%38.3%−11.3 pts
Average commute19.616.4+3.1
Worked from home1.4%10.1%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.1%−0.4 pts
Uninsured13.9%4.6%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025