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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gettysburg Area is $27,701, which is about the same as the state average of $28,912 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Gettysburg Area median household income is $60,068. On average Gettysburg Area residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #151

Gettysburg Area	27,701 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	29,340 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	37,003 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	23,483 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

Gettysburg Area	60,068 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	72,454 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Gettysburg Area	9.42%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Gettysburg Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gettysburg Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.51%	$9,508, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.28%	$18,469, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.77%	$2,357, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.84%	$26,139, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	69,850 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gettysburg Area	83,013 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$60,948, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$59,792, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,545, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$42,222, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$77,188, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,328, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,250, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$36,458, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,574, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,703, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$41,619, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	82,756, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	40,514, 48.96%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	28,593, 70.58%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	57, 0.14%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	28,536, 70.43%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,930, 94.37%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,606, 5.63%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,921, 29.42%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	42,242, 51.04%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,266, 59.81%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	31, 0.07%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	25,235, 59.74%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,620, 93.60%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,615, 6.40%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,976, 40.19%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	49,589, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	40,903, 82.48%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,118, 8.30%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	237, 0.48%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,954, 3.94%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	561, 1.13%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,816, 3.66%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gettysburg Area	27.6 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,550	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	26,930, 53.27%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,827, 25.35%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,520, 13.07%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,663, 13.60%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	623, 2.31%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,908, 10.80%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,478, 27.77%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	23,620, 46.73%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,106, 34.32%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,135, 21.74%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,338, 31.07%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	275, 1.16%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 0.17%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,682, 11.35%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gettysburg Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,550, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,655, 3.27%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	3,890, 7.70%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,202, 18.20%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,655, 3.27%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,172, 10.23%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,406, 4.76%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	485, 0.96%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,204, 4.36%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,167, 6.27%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,334, 22.42%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,520, 8.94%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,610, 5.16%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,250, 4.45%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gettysburg Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,668	9.95%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,851	6.82%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.