What percentage of people rent in Hershey, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hershey, PA, 2020–2024
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46.3% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Hershey, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,682 renting households against 3,109 that own their home.

In Hershey, the share of households that rent went from 48.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.3% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 2,682 (±310)
Median renter income: $54,154 (±$7,010)

Who rents and who owns in Hershey

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hershey	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.3% (±4.5 points)	36.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,682 (±310)	44,802 (±1,118)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,109 (±344)	76,556 (±1,182)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,154 (±$7,010)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,510 (±$9,806)	$96,165 (±$3,009)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Hershey, the renter share is higher than in Dauphin County (36.9%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Dauphin County, Hershey ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 390.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Hershey has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	48.5% (±2.8 points)	46.3% (±4.5 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,058 (±$42)	$1,268 (±$60)	+19.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,688 (±$6,147)	$78,587 (±$7,362)	+12.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Hershey

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hershey
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hershey	—	46.3% (±4.5 points)	—
Palmdale	1.6 mi	66.2% (±14.1 points)	Higher
Campbelltown	3.2 mi	28.7% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Palmyra	3.3 mi	42.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Hanover Township	3.5 mi	28.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Hummelstown	3.8 mi	45.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
North Londonderry Township	4.7 mi	15.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Conewago Township (Dauphin County)	4.7 mi	11.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Skyline View	5.8 mi	10.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Campbelltown, PA (28.7%), South Hanover Township, PA (28.9%), North Londonderry Township, PA (15.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Palmdale, PA (66.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Palmdale	66.2% (±14.1 points)
2	Colonial Park	53.4% (±4.8 points)
3	Hershey	46.3% (±4.5 points)
4	Progress	42.6% (±7.0 points)
5	Paxtonia	33.5% (±12.2 points)
6	Lawnton	28.8% (±7.0 points)
7	Rutherford	25.2% (±8.8 points)
8	Linglestown	16.4% (±7.1 points)
9	Bressler	15.1% (±12.6 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Dauphin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hershey is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Derry Township (Dauphin County), whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hershey

How many renters are there in Hershey?

Hershey has an estimated 2,682 (±310) renting households, 46.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hershey?

In Hershey, the share of households that rent went from 48.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hershey?

A renting household in Hershey has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hershey?

The median renting household in Hershey, PA has an income of $54,154 (±$7,010) a year, against $119,510 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hershey CDP, Pennsylvania (place:34144, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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