Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 179,37164.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 50,93018.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 27,5569.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 14,3815.2%Asian alone
  • 5,6802.0%Two or more races
  • 2690.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1120.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $226,943

Here:	$226,943
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,182

Here:	$139,182
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $101,460

Here:	$101,460
State:	$189,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,162

Here:	$153,162
State:	$200,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,958

Here:	$129,958
State:	$294,099

Mobile homes: $32,980

Here:	$32,980
State:	$62,605

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,034 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,474 (1.6%)

Area name: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dauphin County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $875 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrisburg, Colonial Park, Hershey, Progress, Middletown, Linglestown, Steelton, Paxtonia, Hummelstown, Rutherford.

2018 air pollution in Dauphin County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 14.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allen County, Ohio , Blackford County, Indiana , Eureka County, Nevada , Mercer County, New Jersey , Iroquois County, Illinois , Madison County, Indiana , Seward County, Nebraska , Sullivan County, Missouri , Worth County, Missouri .

Current college students: 9,782
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 24,132 (45.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,7682010 or later
• 5,1882000 to 2009
• 4,7771990 to 1999
• 2,1871980 to 1989
• 1,2081970 to 1979
• 1,775Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 61,346
• One, attached: 28,281
• Two: 4,577
• 3 or 4: 7,862
• 5 to 9: 7,859
• 10 to 19: 5,507
• 20 to 49: 2,032
• 50 or more: 4,666
• Mobile homes: 3,310

Housing units in Dauphin County with a mortgage: 44,210 (596 second mortgage, 5,296 home equity loan, 211 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27,983

Religion statistics for Dauphin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dauphin County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,479 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($250 average AGI)

Dauphin County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.03%

3.67% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($27,458 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($18,771 average AGI)

Dauphin County:	2.01%
Pennsylvania average:	1.90%

from Cumberland County, PA	0.97% ($39,702 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA	0.43% ($44,353)
from York County, PA	0.41% ($45,100)
from Lebanon County, PA	0.41% ($43,101)
from Perry County, PA	0.17% ($39,874)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.13% ($42,441)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.12% ($37,481)

6.29% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,418 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)

Dauphin County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.04%

3.91% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,099 average AGI)
2.33% relocated to other states ($25,920 average AGI)

Dauphin County:	2.33%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Cumberland County, PA	1.26% ($51,385 average AGI)
to Lebanon County, PA	0.50% ($53,995)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.45% ($48,262)
to York County, PA	0.43% ($43,703)
to Perry County, PA	0.18% ($43,407)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.15% ($42,480)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.10% ($36,920)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dauphin County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 54,489 (18,685 living alone), Female householders: 59,416 (19,205 living alone)

• 49,074 spouses (48,594 opposite-sex spouses), 7,574 unmarried partners, (7,353 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 77,804 children (72,609 natural, 1,976 adopted, 3,219 stepchildren), 6,649 grandchildren, 1,958 brothers or sisters, 2,993 parents, 541 foster children, 3,071 other relatives, 7,788 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,942

Size of family households: 32,718 2-persons, 13,112 3-persons, 12,459 4-persons, 5,031 5-persons, 2,012 6-persons, 2,034 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37,890 1-person, 7,475 2-persons, 549 3-persons, 532 4-persons, 93 5-persons.

36,165 married couples with children.
18,634 single-parent households (4,944 men, 13,690 women).

87.7% of residents of Dauphin speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,968,310,000 ($19,616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $286,597,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $947,988,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $445,149,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,399,000
Federal grants: $3,093,871,000
Federal procurement contracts: $246,245,000 ($196,172,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $212,658,000 ($58,980,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $143,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $336,356,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.38 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

• Year house built in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 3,4672014 or later
• 2,5072010 to 2013
• 9,5452000 to 2009
• 11,8491990 to 1999
• 12,7231980 to 1989
• 16,9831970 to 1979
• 15,5501960 to 1969
• 16,9111950 to 1959
• 9,1541940 to 1949
• 26,7511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 211 room
• 342 rooms
• 5753 rooms
• 4,7344 rooms
• 11,8135 rooms
• 17,5446 rooms
• 13,4037 rooms
• 10,3398 rooms
• 13,7309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 1,6961 room
• 1,6082 rooms
• 6,9413 rooms
• 12,0724 rooms
• 6,9405 rooms
• 6,2116 rooms
• 3,0617 rooms
• 2,0758 rooms
• 1,1089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 21no bedroom
• 8131 bedroom
• 12,8222 bedrooms
• 37,8153 bedrooms
• 15,3884 bedrooms
• 5,3345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 2,313no bedroom
• 9,9491 bedroom
• 16,1122 bedrooms
• 9,5773 bedrooms
• 2,6914 bedrooms
• 1,0705+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,565no vehicle
• 20,2131 vehicle
• 32,4542 vehicles
• 11,2933 vehicles
• 3,8584 vehicles
• 1,8105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,391no vehicle
• 20,6161 vehicle
• 10,1792 vehicles
• 1,9803 vehicles
• 3544 vehicles
• 1925+ vehicles

83.9% of Dauphin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 192,266
• Other state: 53,653
• Northeast: 23,548
• Midwest: 6,014
• South: 18,322
• West: 5,769

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,727
• Number of aged recipients: 484
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,243
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,433
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,333
• Number of recipients older than 64: 961
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,680
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,785

Dauphin County on our top lists:

• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"