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Dauphin County

Population in July 2007: 9,796.
Males: 4,468  (45.6%)
Females: 5,328  (54.4%)
Median resident age:  40.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17109.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,200 (it was $41,641 in 2000)
Progress  $50,200
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $154,800 (it was $104,000 in 2000)
Progress  $154,800
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Progress:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
  • Black (19.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Progress: 93.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (7.3%), United States (6.2%), English (5.3%), Polish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 2.76 square miles.

Population density: 3552 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Progress

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Progress CDP

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

260 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.4% Africa).

This place:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Progress:  1.3% ($1,369)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (40.3 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (69.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (117.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penbrook borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Paxtang borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Colonial Park, PA (2.0 miles ), Lawnton, PA (2.9 miles ), Harrisburg, PA (3.0 miles ), Paxtonia, PA (3.7 miles ), Steelton borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, PA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.29 N, Longitude: 76.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,981 (-20.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 372 (7.7%)


People in group quarters in Progress
  • 110 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (18%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


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Progress-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Progress place center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 24.7 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Progress:
  • HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (about 3 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 3 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Progress:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 62 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Progress:
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 6 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: CXY)
  • REIGLE FIELD (about 19 miles; PALMYRA, PA; ID: 58N)
  • KAMPEL (about 20 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; ID: 2N5)

Amtrak stations near Progress:
  • 4 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Progress:
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 3 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Progress compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dauphin County Pennsylvania:




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6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, PA  1.08% ($36,392 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($36,810)
from York County, PA  0.44% ($31,613)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.22% ($40,564 average AGI)
to Lebanon County, PA  0.49% ($43,425)
to York County, PA  0.41% ($38,885)


Strongest AM radio stations in Progress:
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKBO (1230 AM; 0 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Progress:
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXPH (88.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF PA.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Progress:
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)




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