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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

County population in 2021: 287,400 (87% urban, 13% rural); it was 251,798 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 49,790
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 21,701
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 67,116
Renter-occupied apartments: 38,944 (it was 35,554 in 2000)
% of renters here:

35%
State:

30%

Land area: 525 sq. mi.

Water area: 32.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 547 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Dauphin County: 96.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (13.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Dauphin County, PA (2021)
    • 177,74461.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 47,40716.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 30,87110.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 17,1746.0%Asian alone
    • 12,8174.5%Two or more races
    • 1,0820.4%Some other race alone
    • 2530.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 520.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

39.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Males: 141,337  (49.2%)
Females: 146,063  (50.8%)
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Average household size:
Dauphin County:

2.0 people
Pennsylvania:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $66,454 ($41,507 in 1999)
This county:

$66,454
Pennsylvania:

$68,957

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $898 (lower quartile is $693, upper quartile is $1,156)
This county:

$898
State:

$872


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $199,200 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
Dauphin:

$199,200
Pennsylvania:

$222,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,100 - $289,300

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $259,917
Here:

$259,917
State:

$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,150
Here:

$162,150
State:

$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $125,190
Here:

$125,190
State:

$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,830
Here:

$232,830
State:

$281,770

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,784
Here:

$147,784
State:

$294,035

Mobile homes: $76,945
Here:

$76,945
State:

$85,730

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $2,189,301
Here:

$2,189,301
State:

$123,135

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,394
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $546

Institutionalized population: 2,872
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 450 buildings, average cost: $236,300
  • 2020: 400 buildings, average cost: $218,500
  • 2019: 362 buildings, average cost: $223,100
  • 2018: 465 buildings, average cost: $188,900
  • 2017: 352 buildings, average cost: $209,300
  • 2016: 458 buildings, average cost: $216,700
  • 2015: 437 buildings, average cost: $229,700
  • 2014: 353 buildings, average cost: $223,200
  • 2013: 389 buildings, average cost: $203,000
  • 2012: 488 buildings, average cost: $159,700
  • 2011: 373 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 2010: 606 buildings, average cost: $173,100
  • 2009: 471 buildings, average cost: $158,900
  • 2008: 468 buildings, average cost: $196,100
  • 2007: 658 buildings, average cost: $149,100
  • 2006: 753 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 2005: 1003 buildings, average cost: $150,800
  • 2004: 1032 buildings, average cost: $136,100
  • 2003: 1002 buildings, average cost: $131,600
  • 2002: 784 buildings, average cost: $129,100
  • 2001: 694 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 2000: 648 buildings, average cost: $104,100
  • 1999: 800 buildings, average cost: $102,600
  • 1998: 754 buildings, average cost: $102,100
  • 1997: 799 buildings, average cost: $92,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Dauphin, PA residents
Average permit cost in Dauphin, PA
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,870 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,643 (1.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Dauphin, PA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Dauphin, PA in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dauphin, PA in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 12.1%
Dauphin County:

12.1%
Pennsylvania:

12.1%
(6.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.3% for Black residents, 20.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.2% for American Indian residents, 21.9% for other race residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 39.8 years old
(Males: 38.1 years old, Females: 41.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.1 years old, Black residents: 35.2 years old, American Indian residents: 46.5 years old, Asian residents: 34.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 28.1 years old)

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.

Dauphin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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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 .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Pennsylvania:

3.7%

Unemployment by year in Dauphin, PA
County total employment by year in Dauphin, PA
County average yearly wages by year in Dauphin, PA

Current college students: 9,782
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 26,336 (54.1% naturalized citizens)

Dauphin County:

9.2%
Whole state:

7.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 10,3962010 or later
  • 5,8902000 to 2009
  • 4,3651990 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%

Dauphin County marital status for males Dauphin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 64,428
  • One, attached: 29,272
  • Two: 4,142
  • 3 or 4: 5,803
  • 5 to 9: 7,287
  • 10 to 19: 4,616
  • 20 to 49: 3,009
  • 50 or more: 4,912
  • Mobile homes: 3,604
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Dauphin County with a mortgage: 48,241 (5,335 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 4,640 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,309

Here:

94.1% with mortgage
State:

93.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Dauphin County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant43,691122
Catholic39,73916
Evangelical Protestant27,374164
Other10,39026
Black Protestant6,46431
Orthodox6895
None139,753-
Dauphin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 51
Dauphin County:

2.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
This county:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 90
Dauphin County:

3.52 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 224
This county:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Dauphin County:

9.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Dauphin County:

30.9%
State:

27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.6%
State:

11.5%

Agriculture in Dauphin County:

Average size of farms: 111 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $54,562
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $156.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.57%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49,404
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,991
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.50
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.41%
Corn for grain: 12505 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5354 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11229 harvested acres
Vegetables: 474 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 254 acres

Earthquake activity:

Dauphin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 177.7 miles away from Dauphin County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 204.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 280.9 miles away from Dauphin County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 244.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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.

The number of natural disasters in Dauphin County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Tropical Depressions: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Dauphin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 123,494 (72.0%)
  • Carpooled: 14,051 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 1,283 (0.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 44 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,861 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 237 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 2,879 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 26,627 (15.5%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Other South Central Asia (12%)
  • India (9%)
  • Dominican Republic (9%)
  • Nepal (9%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Vietnam (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dauphin County


  • German (19%)
  • American (11%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • English (4%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • European (3%)
  • Polish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2010:

  • 2,423 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 1,377 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 897 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 493 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 457 people in college/university student housing
  • 286 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 252 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 247 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 243 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 51 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 43 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 11 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2000:

  • 2,664 people in nursing homes
  • 1,264 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 600 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 572 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 472 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 201 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 181 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 159 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 132 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 112 people in halfway houses
  • 84 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 75 people in religious group quarters
  • 70 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 58 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 56 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 47 people in other group homes
  • 32 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $73,312.

6.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.58%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%


0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($63 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.02%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

3.92% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($29,056 average AGI)
2.63% relocated from other states ($21,598 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

2.63%
Pennsylvania average:

2.30%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cumberland County, PA  0.91% ($50,746 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.57% ($49,881)
from Lebanon County, PA  0.48% ($51,310)
from York County, PA  0.43% ($43,698)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.20% ($46,362)
from Perry County, PA  0.16% ($45,487)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.12% ($44,658)


6.69% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.69%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%


0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($249 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

0.04%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

4.25% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($32,545 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($24,485 average AGI)
Dauphin County:

2.40%
Pennsylvania average:

2.47%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.44% ($46,129 average AGI)
to York County, PA  0.50% ($51,602)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.47% ($61,761)
to Lebanon County, PA  0.41% ($57,181)
to Perry County, PA  0.21% ($49,472)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.15% ($46,213)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.10% ($41,223)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.5

Births per 1000 population in Dauphin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Dauphin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Dauphin County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
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 Dauphin County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dauphin County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dauphin County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Dauphin County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Dauphin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 41,016 (34,688 aged, 6,328 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,505 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,504)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,954)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,803)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,779)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,475)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,414)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,300)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (1,281)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (1,248)
  • Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (1,135)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.79
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,619
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 439
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,688

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,319
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 974
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 55.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 35.6
  • Other - 19.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 50.3
  • Suffocation - 22.6
  • Poisoning - 18.1
  • Other - 7.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 287,400
  • Male householders: 55,984 (18,796 living alone), Female householders: 64,439 (21,831 living alone)
  • 52,219 spouses (51,386 opposite-sex spouses), 9,936 unmarried partners, (9,786 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 76,541 children (71,443 natural, 615 adopted, 4,483 stepchildren), 9,022 grandchildren, 1,973 brothers or sisters, 2,742 parents, 0 foster children, 3,195 other relatives, 3,687 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,662

Size of family households: 34,922 2-persons, 13,544 3-persons, 13,425 4-persons, 5,673 5-persons, 2,359 6-persons, 1,463 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,627 1-person, 7,667 2-persons, 666 3-persons, 77 4-persons.

37,081 married couples with children.
18,517 single-parent households (3,770 men, 14,747 women).

87.3% of residents of Dauphin speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% 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:

Births: 17,030
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

61 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 12,908
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

54 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,523
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -4,156
Here:  -16 per 1000 residents
State:  -2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dauphin County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Year house built in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • 7432020 or later
  • 7,2992010 to 2019
  • 11,6372000 to 2009
  • 15,0531990 to 1999
  • 13,8971980 to 1989
  • 16,7761970 to 1979
  • 10,8531960 to 1969
  • 17,7241950 to 1959
  • 7,0641940 to 1949
  • 26,0831939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 462 rooms
  • 8003 rooms
  • 6,3034 rooms
  • 10,4505 rooms
  • 18,2096 rooms
  • 14,9707 rooms
  • 12,6758 rooms
  • 15,8369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • 1,9801 room
  • 1,7152 rooms
  • 7,2463 rooms
  • 10,6674 rooms
  • 7,3835 rooms
  • 5,3616 rooms
  • 2,8437 rooms
  • 1,5008 rooms
  • 2,4399+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,2551 bedroom
  • 12,8752 bedrooms
  • 39,8603 bedrooms
  • 19,6814 bedrooms
  • 5,6185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  • 2,244no bedroom
  • 10,5931 bedroom
  • 14,9172 bedrooms
  • 9,9753 bedrooms
  • 1,9384 bedrooms
  • 1,4675+ 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
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,848no vehicle
  • 25,6431 vehicle
  • 32,4672 vehicles
  • 13,8923 vehicles
  • 3,7844 vehicles
  • 1,6555+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dauphin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,103no vehicle
  • 21,4941 vehicle
  • 10,1542 vehicles
  • 1,8723 vehicles
  • 4494 vehicles
  • 625+ vehicles

84.7% 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, 64% lived in Pennsylvania.

Dauphin County:

84.7%
State average:

88.2%

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

  • This state: 198,665
  • Other state: 53,869
  • Northeast: 19,984
  • Midwest: 8,559
  • South: 18,836
  • West: 6,490
Year householders moved into unit in Dauphin County, PA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dauphin County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 36.9%Utility gas
  • 30.3%Electricity
  • 22.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Wood
  • 1.5%Coal or coke
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 47.8%Electricity
  • 39.0%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,695
Here:

13.0%
Pennsylvania:

16.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,139
Here:

7.3%
Pennsylvania:

13.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,122
Here:

38.9%
Pennsylvania:

41.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Dauphin County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,008,000
  • Charges - Other: $26,848,000
    Other: $22,611,000
    Solid Waste Management: $993,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $401,000
    Housing and Community Development: $319,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,484,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,366,000
    Regular Highways: $1,047,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
    General Public Buildings: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $210,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $80,622,000
    Health - Other: $77,565,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,422,000
    Correctional Institutions: $64,917,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
    Health - Other: $46,912,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $46,533,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,222,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,724,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
    General - Other: $8,308,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
    Financial Administration: $6,393,000
    General - Other: $6,376,000
    Police Protection: $5,885,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,172,000
    Police Protection: $2,640,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,640,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,777,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
    Regular Highways: $1,429,000
    Regular Highways: $915,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
    Public Welfare: $9,612,000
    Other: $9,389,000
    Other: $8,195,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,175,000
    Public Welfare: $6,655,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,564,000
    Housing and Community Development: $163,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,738,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,685,000
    General Local Government Support: $957,000
    Other: $213,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,399,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,693,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,924,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
    Rents: $3,330,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,357,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $271,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $989,000
    General - Other: $497,000
    Solid Waste Management: $240,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
    Cash and Securities: $59,127,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
    Other: $33,579,000
    Other: $33,176,000
    Public Welfare: $29,180,000
    Public Welfare: $27,206,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,450,000
    Highways: $1,609,000
    Highways: $1,173,000
    Housing and Community Development: $159,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,264,000
    Property: $105,926,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,562,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
    Other License: $156,000
    Other License: $117,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $82,963,000
    : $78,238,000

Dauphin County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,008,000
  • Charges - Other: $26,848,000
    Other: $22,611,000
    Solid Waste Management: $993,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $401,000
    Housing and Community Development: $319,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,484,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,366,000
    Regular Highways: $1,047,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
    General Public Buildings: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $210,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $80,622,000
    Health - Other: $77,565,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,422,000
    Correctional Institutions: $64,917,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
    Health - Other: $46,912,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $46,533,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,222,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,724,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
    General - Other: $8,308,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
    Financial Administration: $6,393,000
    General - Other: $6,376,000
    Police Protection: $5,885,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,172,000
    Police Protection: $2,640,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,640,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,777,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
    Regular Highways: $1,429,000
    Regular Highways: $915,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
    Public Welfare: $9,612,000
    Other: $9,389,000
    Other: $8,195,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,175,000
    Public Welfare: $6,655,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,564,000
    Housing and Community Development: $163,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,738,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,685,000
    General Local Government Support: $957,000
    Other: $213,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,399,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,693,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,924,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
    Rents: $3,330,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,357,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $271,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $989,000
    General - Other: $497,000
    Solid Waste Management: $240,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
    Cash and Securities: $59,127,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
    Other: $33,579,000
    Other: $33,176,000
    Public Welfare: $29,180,000
    Public Welfare: $27,206,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,450,000
    Highways: $1,609,000
    Highways: $1,173,000
    Housing and Community Development: $159,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,264,000
    Property: $105,926,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,562,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
    Other License: $156,000
    Other License: $117,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $82,963,000
    : $78,238,000

Dauphin County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,008,000
  • Charges - Other: $26,848,000
    Other: $22,611,000
    Solid Waste Management: $993,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $401,000
    Housing and Community Development: $319,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,484,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,366,000
    Regular Highways: $1,047,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
    General Public Buildings: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $210,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $80,622,000
    Health - Other: $77,565,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,422,000
    Correctional Institutions: $64,917,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
    Health - Other: $46,912,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $46,533,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,222,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,724,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
    General - Other: $8,308,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
    Financial Administration: $6,393,000
    General - Other: $6,376,000
    Police Protection: $5,885,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,172,000
    Police Protection: $2,640,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,640,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,777,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
    Regular Highways: $1,429,000
    Regular Highways: $915,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
    Public Welfare: $9,612,000
    Other: $9,389,000
    Other: $8,195,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,175,000
    Public Welfare: $6,655,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,564,000
    Housing and Community Development: $163,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,738,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,685,000
    General Local Government Support: $957,000
    Other: $213,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,399,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,693,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,924,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
    Rents: $3,330,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,357,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $271,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $989,000
    General - Other: $497,000
    Solid Waste Management: $240,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
    Cash and Securities: $59,127,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
    Other: $33,579,000
    Other: $33,176,000
    Public Welfare: $29,180,000
    Public Welfare: $27,206,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,450,000
    Highways: $1,609,000
    Highways: $1,173,000
    Housing and Community Development: $159,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,264,000
    Property: $105,926,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,562,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
    Other License: $156,000
    Other License: $117,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $82,963,000
    : $78,238,000

Dauphin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,008,000
  • Charges - Other: $26,848,000
    Other: $22,611,000
    Solid Waste Management: $993,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $401,000
    Housing and Community Development: $319,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,484,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,366,000
    Regular Highways: $1,047,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
    General Public Buildings: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $210,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Parks and Recreation: $55,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $80,622,000
    Health - Other: $77,565,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,422,000
    Correctional Institutions: $64,917,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
    Health - Other: $46,912,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $46,533,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,159,000
    Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,222,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,724,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
    General - Other: $8,308,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
    Financial Administration: $6,393,000
    General - Other: $6,376,000
    Police Protection: $5,885,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,172,000
    Police Protection: $2,640,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,640,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,777,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
    Regular Highways: $1,429,000
    Regular Highways: $915,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
    Public Welfare: $9,612,000
    Other: $9,389,000
    Other: $8,195,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,175,000
    Public Welfare: $6,655,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,564,000
    Housing and Community Development: $163,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,738,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,685,000
    General Local Government Support: $957,000
    Other: $213,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,399,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,693,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,924,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
    Rents: $3,330,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,357,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,785,000
    General Revenue - Other: $271,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $989,000
    General - Other: $497,000
    Solid Waste Management: $240,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $109,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
    Cash and Securities: $59,127,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
    Other: $33,579,000
    Other: $33,176,000
    Public Welfare: $29,180,000
    Public Welfare: $27,206,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,450,000
    Highways: $1,609,000
    Highways: $1,173,000
    Housing and Community Development: $159,000
  • Tax - Property: $106,264,000
    Property: $105,926,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,562,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
    Other License: $156,000
    Other License: $117,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $82,963,000
    : $78,238,000

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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 59 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,388$146,9061,371$148,2185,259$155,594691$48,79634$543,471362$104,05850$49,740
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED66$154,84876$151,868538$150,49690$31,7673$922,66726$106,76912$63,250
APPLICATIONS DENIED192$128,057247$105,7211,982$146,833442$38,4236$3,272,333135$77,274105$42,914
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN115$139,330120$144,5081,296$158,27957$72,0181$1,500,00061$110,3775$32,800
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS25$125,12030$112,800290$154,31432$78,6880$010$103,50012$32,833
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 55 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED278$179,284187$200,6790$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED65$182,80061$179,5412$170,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED34$175,79437$206,2971$240,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN10$213,20013$182,1540$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$134,3334$172,7500$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Dauphin, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Dauphin, PA - Value
Most common first names in Dauphin County, PA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2,54280.2 years
John2,41774.2 years
William1,81474.2 years
Charles1,58674.9 years
Robert1,43471.1 years
George1,27275.4 years
James1,20671.5 years
Anna1,13381.3 years
Helen1,10379.9 years
Margaret96879.7 years
Most common last names in Dauphin County, PA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller90276.2 years
Smith75274.9 years
Brown44474.4 years
Snyder39976.8 years
Williams35873.1 years
Jones34574.2 years
Hoffman32075.9 years
Johnson30873.9 years
Davis25475.2 years
Zimmerman24677.8 years
Businesses in Dauphin County, PA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven6Kroger18
ALDI1LA Fitness1
AT&T5La Quinta1
Advance Auto Parts5La-Z-Boy4
Aeropostale3Lane Bryant3
Aerosoles1Lane Furniture6
American Eagle Outfitters1LensCrafters2
Ann Taylor2Long John Silver's1
Applebee's3Lowe's1
Arby's4Macy's1
Ashley Furniture1Marriott6
AutoZone1Marshalls1
Banana Republic1MasterBrand Cabinets12
Baskin-Robbins2Mazda1
Bath & Body Works4McDonald's16
Bed Bath & Beyond1Men's Wearhouse1
Best Western3Motel 63
Blockbuster2Motherhood Maternity3
Brooks Brothers1New Balance4
Budget Car Rental3New York & Co2
Burger King4Nike15
CVS11Nissan1
Carson Pirie Scott1OfficeMax2
Casual Male XL1Old Country Buffet1
Catherines2Old Navy1
Chevrolet2Olive Garden1
Chico's2Outback1
Chipotle1Outback Steakhouse1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Pac Sun2
Clarks2Panera Bread2
Cold Stone Creamery1Papa John's Pizza3
Coldwater Creek1Payless3
Comfort Inn4Penske2
Comfort Suites1PetSmart1
Costco1Pier 1 Imports1
Cracker Barrel1Pizza Hut6
Curves4Popeyes1
DHL3Quality2
Dairy Queen6RadioShack3
Days Inn2Ramada1
Deb1Red Lobster1
Decora Cabinetry1Red Robin2
Domino's Pizza1Red Roof Inn2
DressBarn3Rite Aid11
Dressbarn3Rodeway Inn2
Dunkin Donuts11Ruby Tuesday1
Econo Lodge4Rue212
Eddie Bauer1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Express2SAS Shoes2
Famous Footwear3SONIC Drive-In1
Fashion Bug1Sam's Club1
FedEx56Sears4
Finish Line2Sheraton1
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Skechers USA1
Foot Locker2Sleep Inn1
Ford1Spencer Gifts1
GNC9Sprint Nextel8
GameStop6Staples2
Gap2Starbucks10
Giant6Subaru1
Goodwill4Subway18
Gymboree1Super 82
H&R Block12T-Mobile8
Hardee's3T.G.I. Driday's1
Hilton6Taco Bell4
Holiday Inn7Talbots2
Hollister Co.1Target2
Home Depot2The Room Place1
Honda2Toyota2
Houlihan's1Toys"R"Us3
Howard Johnson2Travelodge1
Hyundai1True Value6
IZOD1U-Haul12
J. Jill1UPS65
J.Crew1Value City Furniture1
JCPenney1Verizon Wireless2
JoS. A. Bank1Victoria's Secret2
Jones New York8Volkswagen1
Journeys2Waffle House1
Justice3Walmart2
KFC2Wendy's8
Kincaid1Wet Seal1
Kmart2Wingate1
Kohl's1YMCA5

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