
Pennsylvania · Census place 34008
Hereford, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hereford, Pennsylvania (Hereford, PA — Census place “Hereford CDP”) is 1,494 residents, ranking #792 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $69,205, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $1,667 a month. Looking for the Hereford Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hereford, PA: 18056.
- Population
- 1,494Hereford CDP residents
- Median household income
- $69,205Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,667Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
Hereford ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hereford.
The Hereford PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Hereford CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hereford CDP median would spend about 28.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. Poverty affects 8.9% of residents and 68% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hereford CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hereford CDP is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,494 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #792 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 27.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Hereford CDP earn a median of $69,205 a year, 11.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hereford CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs $1,667 a month, 18.6% above the national figure, or roughly $20,004 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 28.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
A median age of 27.7 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
The Census withheld home value for Hereford CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- West Myerstown CDP 1,493
- McConnellstown CDP 1,496
- North Charleroi borough 1,488
- Catawissa borough 1,498
- Perryopolis borough 1,483
- West Conshohocken borough 1,499
- Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) 1,478
- Cresson borough 1,499
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hereford CDP?
- Hereford CDP has 1,494 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #792 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Hereford CDP?
- Median household income in Hereford CDP is $69,205 a year, 11.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hereford CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,667 a month and the median home value is not published, so rent absorbs about 28.9% of median household income.
- Is Hereford CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Hereford CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Hereford CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.