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.Unlike some boroughs, Hummelstown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hummelstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hummelstown is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hummelstown who work in management occupations (18.00%), healthcare (13.67%), and office and administrative support (12.13%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Even though Hummelstown is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The citizens of Hummelstown are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.77% of adults in Hummelstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. 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.
