Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 180,40571.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 49,65319.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,38010.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 11,7194.7%Asian alone
  • 6,3402.5%Two or more races
  • 1,8430.7%Some other race alone
  • 3700.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $223,917

Here:	$223,917
State:	$246,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,697

Here:	$144,697
State:	$185,143

In 2-unit structures: $119,657

Here:	$119,657
State:	$167,412

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,347

Here:	$107,347
State:	$239,223

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $321,684

Here:	$321,684
State:	$279,683

Mobile homes: $63,582

Here:	$63,582
State:	$63,273

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,879 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,556 (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: 91.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,290 (53.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,6322010 or later
• 6,0742000 to 2009
• 3,9141990 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: 64,076
• One, attached: 29,428
• Two: 4,159
• 3 or 4: 4,737
• 5 to 9: 7,447
• 10 to 19: 4,599
• 20 to 49: 2,199
• 50 or more: 4,613
• Mobile homes: 3,105

Housing units in Dauphin County with a mortgage: 47,980 (1,443 second mortgage, 5,993 home equity loan, 419 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23,708

Religion statistics for Dauphin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dauphin County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 8 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 2014: 13.0

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 2014: 9.0

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 2013: 6.8

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:

• In family households: 218,712 (34,590 male householders, 36,185 female householders)

  49,814 spouses, 76,831 children (72,229 natural, 2,035 adopted, 2,567 stepchildren), 6,780 grandchildren, 3,051 brothers or sisters, 2,685 parents, 3,410 other relatives, 5,366 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 50,164 (18,697 male householders (13,714 living alone)), 21,292 female householders (18,142 living alone)), 10,175 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,834

Size of family households: 33,326 2-persons, 13,988 3-persons, 13,527 4-persons, 7,049 5-persons, 1,716 6-persons, 1,169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31,856 1-person, 6,838 2-persons, 1,169 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

32,174 married couples with children.
21,312 single-parent households (5,237 men, 16,075 women).

87.8% of residents of Dauphin speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

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
• 1,7532014 or later
• 2,4012010 to 2013
• 12,2232000 to 2009
• 17,7271990 to 1999
• 12,7371980 to 1989
• 15,7681970 to 1979
• 10,6691960 to 1969
• 17,8761950 to 1959
• 8,2231940 to 1949
• 24,9861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 832 rooms
• 5043 rooms
• 3,5764 rooms
• 11,2645 rooms
• 16,1406 rooms
• 12,5857 rooms
• 12,8598 rooms
• 14,6779+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 1,6521 room
• 2,3692 rooms
• 6,5443 rooms
• 8,2414 rooms
• 9,1745 rooms
• 6,4776 rooms
• 2,3357 rooms
• 1,0808 rooms
• 1,2049+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 0no bedroom
• 1,1411 bedroom
• 10,6832 bedrooms
• 37,0393 bedrooms
• 17,8084 bedrooms
• 5,0175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
• 1,989no bedroom
• 10,0741 bedroom
• 14,8842 bedrooms
• 9,5503 bedrooms
• 1,8044 bedrooms
• 7755+ 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
• 1,885no vehicle
• 17,2521 vehicle
• 32,2252 vehicles
• 14,0463 vehicles
• 4,6514 vehicles
• 1,6295+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,339no vehicle
• 19,4401 vehicle
• 9,1712 vehicles
• 1,3203 vehicles
• 5034 vehicles
• 3035+ vehicles

81.9% of Dauphin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 200,120
• Other state: 48,171
• Northeast: 17,787
• Midwest: 7,880
• South: 18,724
• West: 3,780

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+)"