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Hummelstown, PA
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Living in Hummelstown


Hummelstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,542 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hummelstown is the 337th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Hummelstown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Hummelstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Despite being a small borough, Hummelstown has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Hummelstown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.77% of adults in Hummelstown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hummelstown in 2022 was $45,055, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,220 for a family of four. However, Hummelstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hummelstown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hummelstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hummelstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hummelstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.40% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hummelstown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Hummelstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.

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