Hershey, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hershey	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$66,532	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$91,372	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$140,834	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,007	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,725	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$59,085	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hershey is 48% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hershey is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hershey is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hershey is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,908 $91,372 $182,744

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hershey median earnings by income bracket

Hershey employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.6%	4.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	17.8%	17.8%
Other	38.4%	38.4%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA	66	$242,578	198.3%
Mount Gretna, PA	171	$201,400	147.6%
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Maytown, PA	4,266	$151,717	86.5%
Skyline View, PA	4,531	$149,896	84.3%
Hershey, PA	15,338	$91,372	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gloversville, NY	15,335	$58,302	28.3%
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC	15,334	n/a
Leduc County, AB	15,344	n/a
Saugeen Shores, ON	15,330	n/a
Jackson, MO	15,346	$94,975	16.8%
Hershey, PA	15,338	$91,372	12.3%

Source: The Hershey, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.