Municipal Socio-Economic Profile
County: Adams
Municipality: Gettysburg borough
INCOME
Per Capita 11,342
Household (median) 20,938
Family (median) 24,549
Married couple families (mean) 36,825
Female, no husb pres, w/children (mean) 14,231
POVERTY
Families in Poverty (%) 12.2
Families w/children in poverty (%) 82.9
Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%) 63.8
Persons in Poverty (%)
White 15.9
Black 22.1
Other race 22.4
Hispanic 0.0
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%) 10.7
Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%) 83.9
Children (under 18) in poverty (%) 22.6
EDUCATION
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school
Pre-primary school 122
Elementary or High School 620
College 1,854
Total Persons age 25 and over
Less than a High School Diploma (%) 26.2
High school grad (%) 73.8
College grad (%) 27.9
EMPLOYMENT
Employed persons age 16 and over 3,190
Employed in manufacturing industry (%) 17.8
Employed in service industry (%) 42.6
Unemployment rate - 1989 5.9
Families with no workers - 1989 (%) 14.9
Mean Income 21,845
Families with one worker - 1989 (%) 30.8
Mean Income 27,511
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%) 54.3
Mean Income 39,120
Females age 16 and over
In labor force 1,765
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 4.0
Females age 16 and over, with children
In labor force 460
Unemployment rate - 1989 (%) 1.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons age 16 and over
Managerial (%) 23.6
Sales and suppport (%) 33.9
Service (%) 18.3
Farming (%) 1.2
Craft and Repair (%) 8.1
Labor (%) 14.8
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 3
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: December, 1996