Brady vs Hershey

A side-by-side comparison of Brady and Hershey: population, income, housing, and more.

Brady and Hershey are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hershey has the higher population (671 vs 456 in Brady). Hershey has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $78,393 in Brady). Brady has the higher median home value ($151,400 vs $150,000 in Hershey).

Population, income & housing

	Brady	Hershey
Population	456	671
Median age	51.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	$79,375
Median home value	$151,400	$150,000
Median gross rent	$950	$728
Housing units	186	277
Homeownership rate	87.0%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brady	Hershey
Population	405 → 456 (+12.6%)	606 → 671 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $78,393 (+66.5%)	$61,875 → $79,375 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $151,400 (+68.2%)	$121,000 → $150,000 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $950 (+32.9%)	$811 → $728 (-10.2%)

Brady

Population

405456

Median household income

$47,083$78,393

Median home value

$90,000$151,400

Median gross rent

$715$950

Hershey

Population

606671

Median household income

$61,875$79,375

Median home value

$121,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$811$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brady	Hershey
Under 5	5.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	21.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.1%
25 to 34	7.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	24.3%	10.7%
75 and over	10.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brady	Hershey
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brady	Hershey
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	24.5%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brady	Hershey
Drove alone	81.6%	87.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brady	Hershey
1-unit, detached	91.9%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Brady	Hershey
Poverty rate	10.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1979	1971