Hershey vs Sutherland

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

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

Sutherland has the higher population (1,224 vs 671 in Hershey). Hershey has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $73,750 in Sutherland). Sutherland has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $150,000 in Hershey).

Population, income & housing

	Hershey	Sutherland
Population	671	1,224
Median age	40.8 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$73,750
Median home value	$150,000	$176,500
Median gross rent	$728	$580
Housing units	277	563
Homeownership rate	83.2%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hershey	Sutherland
Population	606 → 671 (+10.7%)	1,607 → 1,224 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $79,375 (+28.3%)	$72,454 → $73,750 (+1.8%)
Median home value	$121,000 → $150,000 (+24.0%)	$111,500 → $176,500 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $728 (-10.2%)	$810 → $580 (-28.4%)

Hershey

Population

606671

Median household income

$61,875$79,375

Median home value

$121,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$811$728

Sutherland

Population

1,6071,224

Median household income

$72,454$73,750

Median home value

$111,500$176,500

Median gross rent

$810$580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hershey	Sutherland
Under 5	6.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	10.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	11.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.3%
75 and over	8.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hershey	Sutherland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hershey	Sutherland
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	28.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hershey	Sutherland
Drove alone	87.2%	89.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hershey	Sutherland
1-unit, detached	90.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Hershey	Sutherland
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1971	1973