COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hershey vs Lexington
PLACE A
Hershey, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lexington, Oklahoma
Hershey is 596% larger than Lexington. Hershey earns more, with a median household income $31,655 higher.
HERSHEYLEXINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population14,2422,046+596% vs Lexington
Population density996849+147
Population growth-2.8%-6.6%+3.8 pts
Median age38.640.7−2.1
Male47.6%49.6%−2.0 pts
Female52.4%50.4%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born13.1%8.1%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.0%70.0%−3.0 pts
Black5.7%1.2%+4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.9%17.0%−4.1 pts
Asian8.5%0.3%+8.2 pts
Other5.8%11.5%−5.7 pts
Median household income$78,587$46,932+$31,655
Per capita income$49,882$24,638+$25,244
Poverty rate17.6%25.7%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.404+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%12.6%+37.6 pts
Graduate degree21.3%4.4%+17.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%5.5%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation63.9%48.3%+15.6 pts
Median home value$379,200$92,000+$287,200
Median gross rent$1,268$960+$308
Owner-occupied53.7%68.6%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%14.6%−11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%31.0%+11.2 pts
Average commute16.229.5−13.3
Worked from home16.4%3.8%+12.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.9%24.2%−20.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024