Gettysburg is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Gettysburg area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Gettysburg maintain a good economy.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gettysburg spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.
Gettysburg is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.00% of adults in Gettysburg have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Gettysburg in 2022 was $34,115, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,460 for a family of four. However, Gettysburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gettysburg is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Gettysburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gettysburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gettysburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.04% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gettysburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Gettysburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
