Hummelstown

Population: 4,526
Median household income: $53,148
Median home value: $240,200

Located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Hummelstown is a community with a population of 4,526. Its median household income of $53,148 runs below the Dauphin County figure of $74,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hummelstown's population declined 3.5% from 4,688 to 4,526, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $217,300 to $240,200.

56.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,526
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,148
Median home value: $240,200
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 2,368
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6884,526

Median household income

$60,318$53,148

Median home value

$217,300$240,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,688	$60,318	$217,300	$763
2020	4,732	$58,250	$206,000	$908
2021	4,522	$58,269	$221,200	$955
2022	4,536	$53,203	$239,900	$962
2023	4,526	$53,148	$240,200	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	273	6.0%
5 to 17	634	14.0%
18 to 24	336	7.4%
25 to 34	725	16.0%
35 to 44	622	13.7%
45 to 54	460	10.2%
55 to 64	661	14.6%
65 to 74	409	9.0%
75 and over	406	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,730	82.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	271	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	146	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	6.9%
High school graduate	689	21.0%
Some college or associate's	873	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	906	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	588	17.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit4.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means8.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,723	66.3%
Carpooled	134	5.2%
Public transit	108	4.2%
Walked	18	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	406	15.6%
Other means	208	8.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	960	43.8%
15 to 29 min	612	27.9%
30 to 44 min	301	13.7%
45 to 59 min	108	4.9%
60+ min	210	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 11.6% (525 of 4,526)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,081	46.0%
Nonfamily households	1,269	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,350	99.2%
Vacant	18	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,280	54.5%
Renter-occupied	1,070	45.5%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units17.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,327	56.0%
1-unit, attached	198	8.4%
2 to 4 units	105	4.4%
5 to 19 units	332	14.0%
20 or more units	406	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4236232
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.2653, -76.7129