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Hershey, PA vs DuBois, PA

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- Household income in DuBois, is 31% less than it is in Hershey and is 43% below the National Average.
- Hershey unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- DuBois unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Hershey, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,024  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,313$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,191  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hershey, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hershey, PADuBois, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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Reviews for Dubois    3 Reviews

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that  More

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Over 16 years ago

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly  More

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Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair  More

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