Township · Pennsylvania

Germany Township, Pennsylvania

Germany Township, township, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Germany Township had 2,913 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,844 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,879 (±21). GEOID 4200128936.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,913

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,844 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,879 ±21

Median household income

$102,656

±$13,549 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$338,600

±$22,697 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,240

±$279 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Germany Township and what county is it in?

Germany Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It covers 10.8 square miles of land, 263 residents per square mile in 2020.

Germany Township is in the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Germany Township is the same area as Census Tract 312.02 of Adams County: the tract's figures are Germany Township's own.

Germany Township (marked with a dot) in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Germany Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,913 people lived in Germany Township on July 1, 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, faster than Pennsylvania (+0.4%). The 2020 Census counted 2,844 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,879 (±21).

  • July 2020→2021 +17 (2,855)
  • 2021→2022 +9 (2,864)
  • 2022→2023 +24 (2,888)
  • 2023→2024 +13 (2,901)
  • 2024→2025 +12 (2,913)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureGermany TownshipAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,879±21106,11513,018,639+151
Households1,043±7140,8415,274,853no clear change
Average household size2.76±0.192.492.39no clear change
Housing units1,086±7443,6725,806,452no clear change

Germany Township's population since 2000

From 2,269 in 2000 to 2,913 in 2025: up 28.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Germany Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,269
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,558
  • 2010 Census 2,700
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,711
  • 2020 Census 2,844
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,913

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Germany Township?

The median resident of Germany Township is 46.6 years old; 19.7% are under 18 and 19.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureGermany TownshipAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age46.6±4.243.740.9no clear change
Under 18 years19.7%±4.3 pts19.4%20.4%–
65 years and over19.0%±2.2 pts21.8%19.5%–
Male50.5%±3.6 pts49.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.1%±4.2 pts7.7%8.7%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.9%±4.3 pts86.8%73.0%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts1.6%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts0.9%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.8%±0.9 pts2.5%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.8%±0.8 pts3.7%7.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.8%±3.9 pts6.7%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.1%±2.3 pts7.9%6.1%–
With a disability9.2%±2.5 pts13.8%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage3.6%±1.5 pts6.0%5.6%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.6%±1.5 pts91.4%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)22.1%±3.9 pts25.8%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)6.3%±1.9 pts10.9%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.8%±4.3 pts90.2%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.5%±0.7 pts2.5%1.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Germany Township earn?

Half of Germany Township's 1,043 households earn less than $102,656 a year (±$13,549), against $84,092 in Adams County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $100,671 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureGermany TownshipAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$102,656±$13,549$84,092$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$133,588±$17,167$102,363$107,538–
Per capita income$48,484±$5,689$40,973$44,355+$6,829
People below the poverty line2.8%±2.1 pts8.2%11.7%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line7.1%±7.4 pts12.6%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP2.2%±2.0 pts8.2%14.4%–
Households with a computer94.6%±2.7 pts94.3%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription92.1%±3.1 pts90.0%89.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Germany Township?

Owners occupy 93.8% of Germany Township's occupied homes and renters 6.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,600 by its owner (±$22,697). The median renter pays $1,240 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureGermany TownshipAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$338,600±$22,697$268,500$254,500+$35,726
Median gross rent$1,240±$279$1,115$1,209+$308
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent16.3%±21.2 pts32.5%39.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,049±$201$1,780$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes93.8%±2.4 pts78.9%69.3%+5.2 pts
Renter-occupied homes6.2%±2.4 pts21.1%30.7%–
Housing units1,086±7443,6725,806,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±3.3 pts0.7%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±36.7 pts4.1%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes95.8%±3.4 pts74.7%56.6%–
Mobile homes0.9%±1.2 pts5.5%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.9 pts1.3%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 201914.0%±7.0 pts7.2%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier16.8%±5.2 pts17.5%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle2.4%±1.8 pts4.5%10.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Germany Township work and get to work?

75.5% of Germany Township's workers drive alone and 16.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 33.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureGermany TownshipAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)65.9%±4.5 pts63.7%62.7%–
Unemployment rate2.4%±1.7 pts3.4%5.3%–
Drove alone to work75.5%±7.5 pts76.3%68.2%–
Carpooled6.5%±3.2 pts7.2%7.5%–
Public transportation1.4%±1.4 pts0.2%3.6%–
Walked0.0%±2.2 pts3.4%3.3%–
Worked from home16.6%±6.4 pts11.7%15.6%+12.0 pts
Mean travel time to work33.8 min±3.528.2 min26.3 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Germany Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Germany Township (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Germany Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Germany Township
Tract 312.02Adams County2,879 $102,656 $338,600100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Germany Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Germany Township compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Germany Township is the 3,647th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 589th-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Germany Township ranks 390th of 2,136 places in Pennsylvania with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Germany Township's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate589th1,542
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)317th1,764
Residents per square mile1,352nd2,159
Median household income390th2,136
Per capita income497th2,157
Median home value383rd2,146
Median gross rent623rd1,963
Bachelor's degree or higher1,340th2,129
Median age730th2,157
Owner-occupied share146th2,149
Work from home480th1,710
Travel time to work194th2,156

Germany Township's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

Every place in Pennsylvania, sortable · Compare Germany Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Germany Township?

21 of the 57 figures for Germany Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Germany Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.