Dauphin County, PA

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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 284,199
Median age: 39.5

Median household income: 66,480

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Population

2021284,199
2020277,071
2019275,632
2018274,515
2017273,329
2016271,962
2015271,094
2014269,946
2013269,035
2012267,891
2011266,576
2010264,823
2009256,400

Dauphin County, PA cities

Berrysburg borough - 303

Bressler CDP - 1,966

Colonial Park CDP - 16,132

Dauphin borough - 1,074

Elizabethville borough - 1,557

Enhaut CDP - 820

Gratz borough - 729

Halifax borough - 867

Harrisburg city - 49,969

Hershey CDP - 14,619

Highspire borough - 2,691

Hummelstown borough - 4,522

Lawnton CDP - 5,601

Lenkerville CDP - 869

Linglestown CDP - 6,380

Lykens borough - 1,616

Middletown borough - 9,469

Millersburg borough - 2,543

Oberlin CDP - 415

Palmdale CDP - 1,332

Paxtang borough - 1,697

Paxtonia CDP - 4,974

Penbrook borough - 3,230

Pillow borough - 307

Progress CDP - 11,286

Royalton borough - 979

Rutherford CDP - 6,507

Skyline View CDP - 4,127

Steelton borough - 6,217

Union Deposit CDP - 396

Wiconsico CDP - 798

Williamstown borough - 1,121

Dauphin County, PA ZIP Codes

Census data for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population284,199
Male138,772
Female145,427
Population by age
Total population284,199
Under 5 years17,382
5 to 9 years18,052
10 to 14 years18,063
15 to 19 years17,048
20 to 24 years16,541
25 to 34 years39,183
35 to 44 years33,913
45 to 54 years36,480
55 to 59 years19,395
60 to 64 years19,961
65 to 74 years29,195
75 to 84 years13,117
85 years and over5,869
Median age (years)39.5
Under 18 years64,569
16 years and over227,225
18 years and over219,630
21 years and over210,484
62 years and over59,550
65 years and over48,181
Population by race
Total population284,199
One race270,770
   White192,382
   Black or African American54,784
   American Indian and Alaska Native964
   Asian14,599
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander160
   Some other race7,881
Two or more races13,429
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population209,526
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population100,308
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population109,218

Social characteristics in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households115,703
Family households (families)50,991
Married-couple family8,094
Male householder, no wife present, family22,467
Female householder, no husband present, family17,079
Nonfamily households34,151
Average household size35,081
Average family size2.40

Economic characteristics in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households115,703
Less than $10,0007,092
$10,000 to $14,9993,640
$15,000 to $24,9998,556
$25,000 to $34,9998,853
$35,000 to $49,99913,858
$50,000 to $74,99922,389
$75,000 to $99,99916,468
$100,000 to $149,99919,103
$150,000 to $199,9997,969
$200,000 or more7,775
Median household income (dollars)66,480

Housing characteristics in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units125,981
Occupied housing units115,703
Vacant housing units10,278
Units in structure
Total housing units125,981
1-unit, detached63,442
1-unit, attached28,498
2 units4,536
3 or 4 units6,390
5 to 9 units7,587
10 to 19 units5,053
20 or more units7,384
Mobile home3,053
Boat, RV, van, etc.38
Year structure built
Total housing units125,981
Built 2014 or later185
Built 2010 to 20136,212
Built 2000 to 200911,209
Built 1990 to 199913,770
Built 1980 to 198912,856
Built 1970 to 197917,695
Built 1960 to 196912,836
Built 1950 to 195917,530
Built 1940 to 19497,389
Built 1939 or earlier26,299
Rooms
Total housing units125,981
1 room2,269
2 rooms2,432
3 rooms8,553
4 rooms17,907
5 rooms20,586
6 rooms24,738
7 rooms17,465
8 rooms14,693
9 rooms or more17,338
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units125,981
No bedroom2,766
1 bedroom13,700
2 bedrooms30,474
3 bedrooms51,024
4 bedrooms21,078
5 or more bedrooms6,939
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units115,703
Owner-occupied73,916
Renter-occupied41,787
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.51
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.20
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units115,703
Moved in 2017 or later11,181
Moved in 2015 to 201633,837
Moved in 2010 to 201416,500
Moved in 2000 to 200923,481
Moved in 1990 to 199914,579
Moved in 1989 and earlier16,125
Value
Owner-occupied units73,916
Less than $50,0003,404
$50,000 to $99,9998,589
$100,000 to $149,99914,045
$150,000 to $199,99916,351
$200,000 to $299,99917,639
$300,000 to $499,99910,640
$500,000 to $999,9992,843
$1,000,000 or more405
Median (dollars)181,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units73,916
Housing units with a mortgage47,736
Housing units without a mortgage26,180
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent40,459
Less than $5003,391
$500 to $99916,254
$1,000 to $1,49915,532
$1,500 to $1,9994,298
$2,000 to $2,499801
$2,500 to $2,999111
$3,000 or more72
Median (dollars)1,014
No rent paid1,328

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