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Gettysburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Gettysburg, PA — Census place “Gettysburg borough”) is 7,929 residents, ranking #145 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $52,656, the median home is worth $237,000 and median gross rent runs $929 a month. Looking for the Gettysburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gettysburg, PA: 17325.
- Population
- 7,929Gettysburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $52,656Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $237,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $929Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 22.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.3%Owner-occupied households
Gettysburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gettysburg.
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What the numbers mean in Gettysburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gettysburg borough median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 47.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Gettysburg borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Gettysburg borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 7,929 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #145 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 22.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Gettysburg borough earn a median of $52,656 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Gettysburg borough is valued at $237,000, 21.9% below the national figure and 23% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $929 a month, 33.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,148 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 47.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 22.3 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Grove City borough 7,861
- Glenside CDP 7,941
- Palmyra borough 7,769
- Latrobe borough 8,002
- Bradford city 7,738
- Carnegie borough 8,015
- Ancient Oaks CDP 7,731
- Leola CDP 8,107
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Gettysburg borough?
- Gettysburg borough has 7,929 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #145 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Gettysburg borough?
- Median household income in Gettysburg borough is $52,656 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gettysburg borough?
- Median gross rent is $929 a month and the median home value is $237,000, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
- Is Gettysburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gettysburg borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Gettysburg borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.