Hershey

Population: 671
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $150,000

Hershey is a community in Lincoln County, Nebraska, home to 671 residents. At $79,375, its median household income sits above Lincoln County's $64,342.

From 2019 to 2023, Hershey's population grew 10.7% from 606 to 671, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $121,000 to $150,000.

7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.56 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 671
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $150,000
Median gross rent: $728
Housing units: 277
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

606671

Median household income

$61,875$79,375

Median home value

$121,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$811$728

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	606	$61,875	$121,000	$811
2020	604	$59,500	$123,000	$738
2021	664	$63,542	$117,800	$692
2022	668	$70,781	$143,800	$741
2023	671	$79,375	$150,000	$728

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	6.6%
5 to 17	142	21.2%
18 to 24	21	3.1%
25 to 34	88	13.1%
35 to 44	85	12.7%
45 to 54	67	10.0%
55 to 64	98	14.6%
65 to 74	72	10.7%
75 and over	54	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	618	92.1%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.6%
Two or more races	17	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's52.6%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	5.8%
High school graduate	130	28.0%
Some college or associate's	244	52.6%
Bachelor's degree	51	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266	87.2%
Carpooled	29	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	29.7%
15 to 29 min	168	55.4%
30 to 44 min	31	10.2%
45 to 59 min	3	1.0%
60+ min	11	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 7.0% (47 of 671)

	Count	Share
Family households	176	67.2%
Nonfamily households	86	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	94.6%
Vacant	15	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	218	83.2%
Renter-occupied	44	16.8%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	251	90.6%
1-unit, attached	10	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3122290
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1602, -100.9985