Hershey vs North Platte

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

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

North Platte has the higher population (23,030 vs 671 in Hershey). Hershey has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $57,805 in North Platte). North Platte has the higher median home value ($159,500 vs $150,000 in Hershey).

Population, income & housing

	Hershey	North Platte
Population	671	23,030
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$57,805
Median home value	$150,000	$159,500
Median gross rent	$728	$882
Housing units	277	11,407
Homeownership rate	83.2%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hershey	North Platte
Population	606 → 671 (+10.7%)	23,892 → 23,030 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $79,375 (+28.3%)	$54,357 → $57,805 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$121,000 → $150,000 (+24.0%)	$118,900 → $159,500 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $728 (-10.2%)	$757 → $882 (+16.5%)

Hershey

Population

606671

Median household income

$61,875$79,375

Median home value

$121,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$811$728

North Platte

Population

23,89223,030

Median household income

$54,357$57,805

Median home value

$118,900$159,500

Median gross rent

$757$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hershey	North Platte
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.4%
75 and over	8.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hershey	North Platte
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hershey	North Platte
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	28.0%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hershey	North Platte
Drove alone	87.2%	87.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hershey	North Platte
1-unit, detached	90.6%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Hershey	North Platte
Poverty rate	7.0%	16.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1971	1965