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Population in July 2007: 4,422. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 2,124  (48.7%)
Females: 2,236  (51.3%)

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Median resident age:  37.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17036.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,300 (it was $41,625 in 2000)
Hummelstown  $49,300
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $128,600 (it was $99,400 in 2000)
Hummelstown  $128,600
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Hummelstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Hummelstown: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (39.1%), Irish (14.1%), English (9.9%), Italian (9.3%), United States (7.4%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/26/1874

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 3254 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Hummelstown

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hummelstown borough

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

116 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hummelstown:  1.5% ($1,493)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (32.0 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (66.5 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (109.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rutherford, PA (4.2 miles ), Hershey, PA (4.2 miles ), Middletown borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Skyline View, PA (5.0 miles ), Royalton borough, PA (5.4 miles ), Lawnton, PA (6.3 miles ), Highspire borough, PA (6.4 miles ), Paxtonia, PA (6.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.26 N, Longitude: 76.71 W


Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: +276 (+6.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Hummelstown (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 robberies (114.2 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (45.7 per 100,000)
  • 4 burglaries (91.3 per 100,000)
  • 92 thefts (2100.9 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (22.8 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 135.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Hummelstown (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 assaults (114.2 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (159.9 per 100,000)
  • 67 thefts (1530.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (45.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 98.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

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Hummelstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Hummelstown city center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 21.8 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Chris Villarrial - 2005 NFL player (Buffalo Bills, born: Jun 9, 1973).


Hospitals/medical centers near Hummelstown:
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 6 miles; HERSHEY, PA)
  • HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hummelstown:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 32 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 54 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hummelstown:
  • REIGLE FIELD (about 11 miles; PALMYRA, PA; ID: 58N)
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: CXY)
  • MILLARD (about 13 miles; ANNVILLE, PA; ID: N76)

Amtrak stations near Hummelstown:
  • 11 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 12 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hummelstown:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 6 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 12 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 35 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
Public high schools in Hummelstown:
Private high school in Hummelstown:
  • MTN VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 34 SIPE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hummelstown:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Mt. View Christian School is no longer in operation

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Notable location: Hershey Highmeadow Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kellock Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: AACA Museum Inc (115 Museum Dr), Indian Echo Caverns (Caverns; 368 Middletown Rd), FARR Scale Company (Amusement & Theme Parks; 417 West Main Street).

Hotels: Cocoa Flats (7 West Main St), Hilton Garden InnŽ Hershey (550 E Main St).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hummelstown and their reported violations in the past:

KINGDOM HALL JEHOVAHS WITNESS (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2001), St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hummelstown that have no violations reported:
  • INDIAN ECHO CAVERNS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Hummelstown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Hummelstown (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Hershey Branch at 1188 Mae Street, branch established on 1997-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Hummelstown Branch at 8 East Main Street, branch established on 1885-03-30. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Commerce Bank/Harrisburg National Association: Hummelstown Branch at 600 Walton Avenue, branch established on 1995-11-04. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $1,865.2 mil, Deposits: $1,617.7 mil, headquarters in Lemoyne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Sovereign Bank: Hershey Square at 1161 Mae Street, branch established on 1996-08-31. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Fulton Bank: Hummelstown Branch at 119 West Main Street, branch established on 1868-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$159
Police - Other 0$0 1$1,410
Sewerage 2$6,985$41,9100$0
Financial Administration 1$2,579$30,9480$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,931$47,5860$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$24,367$41,7723$3,398
Streets and Highways 2$6,407$38,4420$0
Totals for Government 14$48,270$41,3745$4,968



Hummelstown government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $579,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $606,000
    Solid Waste Management: $232,000
    All Other: $23,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $120,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $487,000
    Police Protection: $381,000
    Regular Highways: $337,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    General - Other: $190,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Parks & Recreation: $75,000
    Fire Protection: $63,000
    Housing & Community Development: $27,000
    General Public Buildings: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $701,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $888,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $579,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,010,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $69,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $39,000
    Sewerage: $17,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $720,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $84,000
    Highways: $67,000
    All Other: $61,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $378,000
    Property: $200,000
    NEC: $191,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $622,000

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, PA  1.08% ($36,392 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($36,810)
from York County, PA  0.44% ($31,613)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.22% ($40,564 average AGI)
to Lebanon County, PA  0.49% ($43,425)
to York County, PA  0.41% ($38,885)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hummelstown:
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hummelstown:
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WXPH (88.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF PA.)

TV broadcast stations around Hummelstown:
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

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