Gettysburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,558 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Gettysburg is the 184th largest community in Pennsylvania. Gettysburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Gettysburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gettysburg is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gettysburg who work in teaching (14.01%), food service (11.84%), and office and administrative support (9.79%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Gettysburg is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Gettysburg to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One of the benefits of Gettysburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.96 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The citizens of Gettysburg are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.28% of adults in Gettysburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gettysburg in 2022 was $29,948, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,792 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 Black or African-American. Gettysburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.31% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gettysburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Gettysburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
