Hershey

Population: 14,334
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $339,300

Hershey is a community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to 14,334 residents. Its median household income of $78,750 runs above the Dauphin County figure of $74,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hershey's population declined 2.2% from 14,654 to 14,334, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $272,100 to $339,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.1% of the population. 68.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,334
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $339,300
Median gross rent: $1,241
Housing units: 5,791
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,65414,334

Median household income

$69,688$78,750

Median home value

$272,100$339,300

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,241

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,654	$69,688	$272,100	$1,058
2020	14,941	$61,948	$248,700	$1,055
2021	14,619	$69,626	$288,400	$1,092
2022	14,682	$77,480	$326,900	$1,184
2023	14,334	$78,750	$339,300	$1,241

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	448	3.1%
5 to 17	2,175	15.2%
18 to 24	1,429	10.0%
25 to 34	1,852	12.9%
35 to 44	1,242	8.7%
45 to 54	2,394	16.7%
55 to 64	2,106	14.7%
65 to 74	1,458	10.2%
75 and over	1,230	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,190	71.1%
Black or African American	498	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,176	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	415	2.9%
Two or more races	389	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,666	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,079	10.5%
High school graduate	1,677	16.3%
Some college or associate's	2,478	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,037	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,011	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,247	68.1%
Carpooled	268	3.5%
Public transit	35	0.5%
Walked	354	4.6%
Bicycle	63	0.8%
Worked from home	1,668	21.7%
Other means	66	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,115	51.6%
15 to 29 min	1,733	28.7%
30 to 44 min	881	14.6%
45 to 59 min	126	2.1%
60+ min	178	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,270 of 14,165)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,363	60.1%
Nonfamily households	2,232	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,595	96.6%
Vacant	196	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,071	54.9%
Renter-occupied	2,524	45.1%

1-unit, detached49.7%

1-unit, attached14.6%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,876	49.7%
1-unit, attached	843	14.6%
2 to 4 units	606	10.5%
5 to 19 units	793	13.7%
20 or more units	665	11.5%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4234144
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.2800, -76.6443