Hummelstown vs Steelton

A side-by-side comparison of Hummelstown and Steelton: population, income, housing, and more.

Hummelstown and Steelton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Steelton has the higher population (6,267 vs 4,526 in Hummelstown). Steelton has the higher median household income ($55,963 vs $53,148 in Hummelstown). Hummelstown has the higher median home value ($240,200 vs $124,200 in Steelton).

Population, income & housing

	Hummelstown	Steelton
Population	4,526	6,267
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,148	$55,963
Median home value	$240,200	$124,200
Median gross rent	$1,116	$1,270
Housing units	2,368	2,673
Homeownership rate	54.5%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hummelstown	Steelton
Population	4,688 → 4,526 (-3.5%)	5,953 → 6,267 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$60,318 → $53,148 (-11.9%)	$38,836 → $55,963 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $240,200 (+10.5%)	$88,600 → $124,200 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,116 (+46.3%)	$873 → $1,270 (+45.5%)

Hummelstown

Population

4,6884,526

Median household income

$60,318$53,148

Median home value

$217,300$240,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,116

Steelton

Population

5,9536,267

Median household income

$38,836$55,963

Median home value

$88,600$124,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hummelstown	Steelton
Under 5	6.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.5%
75 and over	9.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hummelstown	Steelton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	39.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hummelstown	Steelton
No high school diploma	6.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	21.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hummelstown	Steelton
Drove alone	66.3%	69.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	12.8%
Public transit	4.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	9.2%
Other means	8.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hummelstown	Steelton
1-unit, detached	56.0%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	48.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	17.1%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hummelstown	Steelton
Poverty rate	11.6%	22.3%
Average household size	1.93	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1962	1944