Living in Hershey

In Hershey, unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Hershey had a population of 13,858. Hershey's unemployment stood at 4.63% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Hershey numbered 1,862.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population13,858people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,165EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,171EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.63%country median 4.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8.33µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hershey?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,275 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,171 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Hershey a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker31%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–41%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Student37%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–66%

Retirement36%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 23–49%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,862 of 13,858 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Hershey is 4.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Hershey 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,165 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.63 %country median 4.6% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Hershey?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,151of €2,508 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,508
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,275
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,151

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hershey. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hershey. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	764.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hershey when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Hershey's nearest airport was MDT, 14 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MDT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hershey. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Hershey recorded annual PM2.5 of 8.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.6°C in January to 25.2°C in July.

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Hershey is 8.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Hershey 8.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.33 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 17.7 · May 23.2 · Jun 28 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 18.7 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -4 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 5.8 · May 11.7 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 11.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 20 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.8 · Feb 65.8 · Mar 93.9 · Apr 90.2 · May 97.2 · Jun 101 · Jul 120.3 · Aug 95.7 · Sep 122.6 · Oct 96.8 · Nov 75.4 · Dec 87 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	19.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	8.33 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,123 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	30.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	12.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 37 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 384.6 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.6%
Foreign residents13.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	37.03 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.07 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,862 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	384.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	13,858 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Hershey

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Paxtonia as a Hershey alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.4% Paxtonia vs 4.6% Hershey−48%
Median gross pay, city: €4,048 Paxtonia vs €3,165 Hershey+28%
Residents: 5,450 Paxtonia vs 13,858 Hershey−61%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Paxtonia vs 8.3 µg/m³ Hershey−19%
Foreign residents: 14.0% Paxtonia vs 13.1% Hershey+7%

Full comparison More about Paxtonia

North Bethesda as a Hershey alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 144 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,165 Hershey+93%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.1% Hershey+161%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 13,858 Hershey+261%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.6% Hershey−21%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.3 µg/m³ Hershey−30%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Hershey

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Palmyra borough 6.0 km away

Rent: 1,001 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,315 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Middletown borough 10.8 km away

Rent: 1,140 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,070 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Paxtonia 12.7 km away

Rent: 1,281 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,048 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Linglestown 13.5 km away

Rent: 1,495 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,098 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Colonial Park 13.6 km away

Rent: 1,286 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,190 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Progress 15.7 km away

Rent: 1,139 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,417 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Steelton 15.9 km away

Rent: 1,191 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,104 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Hershey?

The unemployment rate is 4.63 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Hershey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.33 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Hershey?

The published population is 13,858 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Hershey?

1,862 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Hershey a good place to live?

Hershey may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Hershey?

Palmyra borough, Middletown borough, Paxtonia, Linglestown, Colonial Park are near Hershey. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Hershey, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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