Hummelstown, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,527

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

5.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

1.69% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,175

18.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$245,100

Population & Diversity

Hummelstown, PA is home to a population of 4.53k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.45% of Hummelstown, PA residents were born outside of the country (111 people).

In 2024, there were 9.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.51k people) in Hummelstown, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 385 White (Hispanic) and 350 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Hummelstown, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hummelstown, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hummelstown, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hummelstown, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.51k ± 397
White (Hispanic)
385 ± 324
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
350 ± 278

11.4%

Hispanic Population

516 people

11.4% of the people in Hummelstown, PA are hispanic (516 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hummelstown, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

2.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

111 people

1.97%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

89 people

As of 2024, 2.45% of Hummelstown, PA residents (111 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hummelstown, PA was 1.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hummelstown, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
79 ± 64
Vietnam
28 ± 37
Korea
28 ± 35

Hummelstown, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hummelstown, PA.

Economy

The economy of Hummelstown, PA employs 2.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hummelstown, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (551 people), Retail Trade (256 people), and Public Administration (231 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($123,100), Manufacturing ($107,813), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,787).

Employment

Occupations

2.54k

2024 Value

± 439

−2.57%

1 Year decline

± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hummelstown, PA declined at a rate of −2.57%, from 2.61k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hummelstown, PA, are Management Occupations (457 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (308 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (280 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hummelstown, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.54k

2024 Value

± 439

−2.57%

1 Year decline

± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hummelstown, PA declined at a rate of −2.57%, from 2.61k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hummelstown, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (551 people), Retail Trade (256 people), and Public Administration (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hummelstown, PA, though some of these residents may live in Hummelstown, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,125

Median earning men ± $13,562

$45,384

Median earning women ± $14,055

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($123,100), Manufacturing ($109,141), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,602).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,445), Public Administration ($54,468), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,327).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hummelstown, PA was $245,100 in 2024, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $240,200 to $245,100, a 2.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Hummelstown, PA is 54.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hummelstown, PA have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hummelstown, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$245,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,333

$1,242

Median Property Taxes

±$245

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hummelstown, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hummelstown, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.3%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.3% of the housing units in Hummelstown, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hummelstown, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,175

Median Household Income

± $16,363

2.29k

Number of Households

± 415

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.29k households in Hummelstown, PA grew to $63,175 from the previous year's value of $53,148.

The following chart displays the households in Hummelstown, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hummelstown, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Other (5.75%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Hummelstown, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hummelstown, PA have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.22% of the workforce in Hummelstown, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hummelstown, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hummelstown, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hummelstown, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hummelstown, PA (534 out of 4.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hummelstown, PA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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