Pennsylvania · Census place 34144
Hershey CDP, PA
Quick answer
Hershey CDP has 14,334 residents, ranking #48 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $78,750, the median home is worth $339,300 and median gross rent runs $1,241 a month.
- Population
- 14,334Hershey CDP residents
- Median household income
- $78,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $339,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,241Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hershey CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hershey CDP median would spend about 18.9% 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. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 54.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Franklin Park borough 15,273
- Whitehall borough 14,863
- Greensburg city 14,777
- Indiana borough 14,170
- Ardmore CDP 14,165
- Wilkinsburg borough 14,165
- Dunmore borough 14,123
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