Gettysburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,468 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Gettysburg is the 184th largest community in Pennsylvania. Gettysburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Gettysburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 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.

The citizens of Gettysburg are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.00% 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 $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.