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Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin county, is 25 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 67 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is part of the Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 12,771 people people live in Hershey.
In Hershey, about 55% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Hershey, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the town. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds Hershey nicely.
In 2000, Hershey had a median family income of $63,385. Overall, families in Hershey are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. It turns out that people in Hershey tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. As it happens, more people than usual in the town are able to work from their homes. It turns out that Hershey is home to a lot of successful single people.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($14,970) in Hershey than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Hershey, about 56% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Hershey. The average property tax bill in the town is higher than that of most other communities in Pennsylvania.
In Hershey, 87% of commuters drive to work. In Hershey, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
Hershey strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):
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| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 6% |  |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 10% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
Comparing Hershey to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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