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Population (year 2000): 4,360. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,402 (+1.0% change)
Males: 2,124 (48.7%), Females: 2,236 (51.3%)
Dauphin County
Zip code:
17036
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $41,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,400 (year 2000)
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%)
Ancestries: German (39.1%), Irish (14.1%),
English (9.9%), Italian (9.3%), United States (7.4%), Dutch
(3.9%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
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%
2.7% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +276 (+6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hummelstown:
- MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 5 miles;
HERSHEY, PA)
- HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA)
- PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG,
PA)
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 5 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,064)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
13 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 school in Hummelstown:
- LOWER DAUPHIN HS (Students: 1,236; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high school in Hummelstown:
- MTN VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: 34 SIPE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hummelstown:
- LOWER DAUPHIN MS (Students: 980; Grades: 06 -
08)
- NYE EL SCH (Students: 343; Grades: KG - 05)
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