Hershey.
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Pennsylvania·Dauphin County
5 tracts·16K people·$379K median·1,089/mi²
White 67 · Hispanic 13 · Asian 9 · Black 6 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2
Married couple 45 · Living alone 33 · Other 22
Health 57 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 11 · Retail 10 · Professional 8 · Public admin 0 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 12 · Walk 7 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hershey is $379,200 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Hershey has 14,242 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 67.0% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 5.7% Black, 3.4% Multiracial and 2.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 50.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.6% (Census ACS).
Hershey Primary El Sch (77%) and Hershey Intrmd El Sch (75%) lead the elementary schools; Hershey MS is the middle school with reported scores (70%); Hershey HS is the high school with reported scores (80%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,268/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hershey is $78,587 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hershey, median rent is $1,268/month and the median home value is $379,200 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hershey are drought (81), winter weather (81) and landslide (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hershey, 7.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).