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Hershey, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Hershey is a Census village of 724 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $91,458, 80.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $617,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hershey
What Hershey is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land949 plus or minus 215
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hershey
How many people live in Hershey
- Population724 plus or minus 164
- Median age41.8
- Population under 18163 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Households291
- Family households194 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hershey
Income and work in Hershey
- Median household income$91,458 plus or minus $37,958
- Per capita income$41,600
- Civilian labor force392 plus or minus 110
- Employed391 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over519 plus or minus 111
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.6 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hershey
Housing in Hershey
- Housing units315
- Occupied units291
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied234
- Renter occupied57 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate80.4 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$783
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units289
- Share single family91.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more1.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hershey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute386 plus or minus 110
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Drove alone84.3 percent plus or minus 33.6
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hershey
SBA loans in Hershey (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$617,500
- Average approval$154,375
- Median approval$149,750
- Largest approval$253,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term96 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hershey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hershey
Flood risk in Hershey
- NFIP communityVillage of Hershey
- NFIP community number310142
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/02/09(M)
The Village of Hershey participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310142 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lincoln County, not Hershey
Lincoln County context, not Hershey figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County1,018
- Covered employment, Lincoln County14,738
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$52,150
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County45
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hershey.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hershey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hershey, Nebraska?
724, in 291 households. Hershey village covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 949 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hershey in?
Lincoln County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hershey?
$91,458. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,000. Median gross rent is $783 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hershey businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $617,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $149,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hershey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hershey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hershey. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hershey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hershey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hershey, village of, community 310142, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hershey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hershey.
Is zoning published for Hershey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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