2024 population: 107,914 ( 4,074 from 2020)
Land area: 518.7 square miles
Population density: 208.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	93,978	87.09%	2.3%
Black:	1,974	1.83%	19.8%
Indian:	221	0.20%	7.8%
Asian:	1,200	1.11%	33.2%
2+ races:	1,637	1.52%	15.0%
Hispanic:	8,904	8.25%	14.5%

Total non-White:	13,936	12.91%	16.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,940	9.5
Deaths:	5,061	12.2
Net Migration:	4,350	10.5
Net Immigration:	930	2.2

Change in White population:	2,091	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,983	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
103,840
91,887	88.49%
1,648	1.59%
205	0.20%
901	0.87%
1,423	1.37%
7,776	7.49%
11,953	11.51%

2010
101,407
91,830	90.56%
1,450	1.43%
146	0.14%
757	0.75%
1,030	1.02%
6,115	6.03%
9,577	9.44%

2000
91,292
85,558	93.72%
1,046	1.15%
164	0.18%
462	0.51%
655	0.72%
3,323	3.64%
5,734	6.28%

1990
78,274
75,718	96.73%
860	1.10%
67	0.09%
305	0.39%
n/a
1,324	1.69%
2,556	3.27%

1980
68,292
66,760	97.76%
666	0.98%
81	0.12%
224	0.33%
n/a
554	0.81%
1,532	2.24%

1970
56,937
55,860	98.11%
565	0.99%
28	0.05%
35	0.06%
n/a
393	0.69%
1,077	1.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,396	9.3
9,207	9.1
926	0.9
544	0.5

57	0.1
2,376	2.3

Number	Rate
2000's
10,124	11.1
8,302	9.1
8,008	8.8
1,701	1.9

6,272	6.9
3,843	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
10,062	12.9
7,642	9.8
6,953	8.9
601	0.8

9,840	12.6
3,178	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
10,054	14.7
6,385	9.3
6,236	9.1
n/a

8,958	13.1
1,024	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,124	12.5
n/a

10,900	19.1
455	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.8
20,656	9.8%
87,258	80.9%
21,851	10.3%

40,006
2.51

28,008	70.0%
22,668	80.9%
1,548	5.5%
11,998	30.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
22,438	22.1%
78,969	77.9%
15,954	15.7%

38,013
2.56

27,594	72.6%
22,314	80.9%
1,915	6.9%
10,419	27.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
22,642	24.8%
68,650	75.2%
12,680	13.9%

33,647
2.60

24,837	73.8%
20,599	82.9%
1,724	6.9%
8,810	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
19,529	24.9%
58,745	75.1%
10,662	13.6%

28,066
2.68

21,379	76.2%
18,473	86.4%
1,132	5.3%
6,687	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
19,492	28.5%
48,800	71.5%
7,748	11.3%

22,903
2.87

18,195	79.4%
16,115	88.6%
873	4.8%
4,708	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,245	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	832	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,101	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,390	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,154	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,437	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,547	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,584	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,588	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,965	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,393	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,798	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,831	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,729	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,526	8.8%
$200,000 or more	2,886	7.2%

Median Household Income	78,975
Per Capita Income	37,349

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,590	4.0%
Public Assistance	931	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,246	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	44,398	74.3%
Unemployed	1,447	2.4%
In Armed Forces	62	0.1%

Total Labor Force	45,907	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	13,816	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,198	15,823	56.1%
Non-Profit	1,531	3,863	28.4%
Self-Employed	2,801	1,482	65.4%

Local Government	1,409	2,320	37.8%
State Government	537	667	44.6%
Federal Government	823	450	64.7%

Total Private + Self	22,999	17,305	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,300	7,300	37.1%
Total	27,299	24,605	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,485	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,844	18.9%
Professional, Technical	10,255	19.7%
Service Occupations	9,141	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	680	1.3%
All others	16,260	31.3%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	8,359	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	7,209	13.9%
Retail trade	5,584	10.7%
Educational services	5,242	10.1%
Construction	4,331	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,408	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,675	5.1%
Public administration	2,609	5.0%
Other services	2,551	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,391	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,530	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,358	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,250	2.4%
Finance and insurance	1,161	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	803	1.5%
Information	704	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	437	0.8%
Utilities	237	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	128	0.2%
Management	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,419	4.22%
Puerto Rican	1,607	1.54%
Cuban	243	0.23%
Dominican	405	0.39%

Total Central American	385	0.37%
Costa Rican	4	0.00%
Guatemalan	91	0.09%
Honduran	12	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	9	0.01%
Salvadoran	269	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	262	0.25%
Argentinean	35	0.03%
Bolivian	30	0.03%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	40	0.04%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	106	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	42	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	367	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	270	0.26%
Indian	188	0.18%
Vietnamese	158	0.15%
Filipino	102	0.10%
Korean	36	0.03%
Japanese	10	0.01%
Taiwanese	5	0.00%
Thai	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	93,336	93.7%
Spanish	4,727	4.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	321	0.3%
German, other Germanic	289	0.3%
Other Indo-European	288	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	251	0.3%
Chinese	96	0.1%
Vietnamese	90	0.1%
Other Asian	58	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,181	33.6%
Irish	13,224	12.6%
English	10,859	10.4%
American	9,894	9.5%
Italian	4,929	4.7%
Polish	3,236	3.1%
French	2,177	2.1%
European	1,421	1.4%
Scottish	1,396	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,255	1.2%
Dutch	1,008	1.0%
Welsh	788	0.8%
Russian	775	0.7%
British	693	0.7%
Greek	582	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	102,807	98.3%
Not a citizen	1,797	1.7%

Native	101,069	96.6%
Foreign-born	3,535	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,418	3.3%	4,703	6.4%	29,577	40.2%	18,900	25.7%	10,195	13.9%	7,733	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,418	3.3%
9-12 Years	4,703	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,577	40.2%
Some College	18,900	25.7%
Bach. Degree	10,195	13.9%
Grad Degree	7,733	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	82,736	78,740	3,996	4.8%
1991	83,102	78,848	4,254	5.1%
1992	85,236	80,284	4,952	5.8%
1993	83,686	79,368	4,318	5.2%
1994	82,812	78,986	3,826	4.6%
1995	86,380	82,678	3,702	4.3%
1996	88,400	84,206	4,194	4.7%
1997	86,796	82,672	4,124	4.8%
1998	85,186	81,646	3,540	4.2%
1999	85,814	82,632	3,182	3.7%

2000	99,168	95,980	3,188	3.2%
2001	102,212	98,266	3,946	3.9%
2002	104,430	100,114	4,316	4.1%
2003	102,742	98,432	4,310	4.2%
2004	105,470	101,298	4,172	4.0%
2005	109,072	105,092	3,980	3.6%
2006	110,558	106,712	3,846	3.5%
2007	111,802	107,942	3,860	3.5%
2008	112,590	107,712	4,878	4.3%
2009	109,966	101,868	8,098	7.4%

2010	108,866	100,708	8,158	7.5%
2011	107,964	100,906	7,058	6.5%
2012	109,302	102,470	6,832	6.3%
2013	110,430	104,172	6,258	5.7%
2014	110,112	104,998	5,114	4.6%
2015	109,960	105,254	4,706	4.3%
2016	110,944	106,588	4,356	3.9%
2017	110,662	106,538	4,124	3.7%
2018	110,320	106,564	3,756	3.4%
2019	110,840	107,120	3,720	3.4%

2020	108,070	100,586	7,484	6.9%
2021	109,502	104,868	4,634	4.2%
2022	109,586	105,942	3,644	3.3%
2023	110,098	107,238	2,860	2.6%
2024	103,452	100,252	3,200	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	43,118
Median Value	$242,800

Occupied	40,006	92.8%
Vacant	3,112	7.2%

Owned	31,264	78.1%
Rented	8,742	21.9%
Median Rent	$1,060

Single-Family Units	35,798	83.0%
Detached	31,972	74.2%
Attached	3,826	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,855	4.3%
Mobile Homes	2,837	6.6%

Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Gettysburg, PA Metro Area