What is the population of Hershey CDP?

Hershey CDP has 14,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Hershey CDP?

Median household income in Hershey CDP is $78,750 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hershey CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,241 a month and the median home value is $339,300, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.

Is Hershey CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hershey CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hershey, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hershey, Pennsylvania (Hershey, PA — Census place “Hershey CDP”) is 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. Looking for the Hershey Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hershey, PA: 17033.

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

Hershey ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hershey.

The Hershey PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17033

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

Hershey CDP, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hershey CDP is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 14,334 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #48 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 45.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Hershey CDP earn a median of $78,750 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 11% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hershey CDP is valued at $339,300, 11.8% above the national figure and 76% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,241 a month, 11.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,892 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 54.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hershey CDP?: Hershey CDP has 14,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Hershey CDP?: Median household income in Hershey CDP is $78,750 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hershey CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,241 a month and the median home value is $339,300, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.
Is Hershey CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hershey CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hershey CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.