Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA)
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: 530 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (24.4%), Educational, health and social services (19.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.2%), Retail trade (11.8%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 8%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 179,37171.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 50,93020.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 27,55610.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 14,3815.7%Asian alone
- 5,6802.3%Two or more races
- 2690.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1120.04%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 39.6 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 135,560 | ![]() |
Females: 142,739 | ![]() |

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Dauphin County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $60,733 ($41,507 in 1999)
This county: | $60,733 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $816 (lower quartile is $595, upper quartile is $1,052)
This county: | $816 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $169,500 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
Dauphin: | $169,500 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,396Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $524
Institutionalized population: 2,872
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 799 buildings, average cost: $92,400
- 1998: 754 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 1999: 800 buildings, average cost: $102,600
- 2000: 648 buildings, average cost: $104,100
- 2001: 694 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 2002: 784 buildings, average cost: $129,100
- 2003: 1002 buildings, average cost: $131,600
- 2004: 1032 buildings, average cost: $136,100
- 2005: 1003 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2006: 753 buildings, average cost: $151,000
- 2007: 658 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2008: 468 buildings, average cost: $196,100
- 2009: 471 buildings, average cost: $158,900
- 2010: 606 buildings, average cost: $173,100
- 2011: 373 buildings, average cost: $190,200
- 2012: 488 buildings, average cost: $159,700
- 2013: 389 buildings, average cost: $203,000
- 2014: 353 buildings, average cost: $223,200
- 2015: 437 buildings, average cost: $229,700
- 2016: 458 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2017: 352 buildings, average cost: $209,300
- 2018: 465 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2019: 362 buildings, average cost: $223,100
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%)
Dauphin County: | 11.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 39.6 years old
(Males: 38.1 years old, Females: 40.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.2 years old, Black residents: 32.3 years old, American Indian residents: 40.9 years old, Asian residents: 34.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.6 years old, Other race residents: 36.4 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.
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 (PM2.5) 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
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Here: | 6.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
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)
Dauphin County: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- 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
Here: | 62.0% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Dauphin County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 43,691 | 122 |
Catholic | 39,739 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 27,374 | 164 |
Other | 10,390 | 26 |
Black Protestant | 6,464 | 31 |
Orthodox | 689 | 5 |
None | 139,753 | - |
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:
Dauphin County: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Dauphin County: | 3.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Dauphin County: | 9.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Dauphin County: | 30.9% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 12.6% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Dauphin County:
Average size of farms: 111 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 150,577 (79.9%)
- Carpooled: 20,618 (10.9%)
- Bus: 1,738 (0.9%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 328 (0.2%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 94 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,403 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 363 (0.2%)
- Walked: 5,487 (2.9%)
- Worked at home: 7,741 (4.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- India (10%)
- Mexico (9%)
- Nepal (8%)
- Dominican Republic (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Other South Central Asia (6%)
- Other Western Africa (5%)
- German (20%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (4%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (3%)
- English (2%)
- Pennsylvania German (2%)
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
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)
5.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,479 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.70% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Cumberland County, PA | ![]() |
from Lancaster County, PA | ![]() |
from York County, PA | ![]() |
from Lebanon County, PA | ![]() |
from Perry County, PA | ![]() |
from Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
from Schuylkill County, PA | ![]() |
6.29% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,418 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.29% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Cumberland County, PA | ![]() |
to Lebanon County, PA | ![]() |
to Lancaster County, PA | ![]() |
to York County, PA | ![]() |
to Perry County, PA | ![]() |
to Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
to Schuylkill County, PA | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
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%)
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 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.
- Firearm - 35.6
- Other - 19.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 50.3
- Suffocation - 22.6
- Poisoning - 18.1
- Other - 7.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 278,299- 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:
Births: 17,030Here: | 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
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.38 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Dauphin County: | 83.9% |
State average: | 87.6% |
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
- 38.2%Utility gas
- 28.1%Electricity
- 25.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Wood
- 1.5%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 46.6%Electricity
- 41.8%Utility gas
- 8.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 16.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 16.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Dauphin County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
- Charges - Other: $26,848,000
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
Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
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
Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
General - Other: $8,308,000
General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
Financial Administration: $6,393,000
Police Protection: $5,885,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
Regular Highways: $1,429,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
Other: $9,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,655,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $957,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
Rents: $3,330,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $497,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
Other: $33,176,000
Public Welfare: $29,180,000
General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
Highways: $1,173,000
Housing and Community Development: $159,000
- Tax - Property: $106,264,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
Other License: $117,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,238,000
Dauphin County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
- Charges - Other: $26,848,000
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
Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
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
Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
General - Other: $8,308,000
General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
Financial Administration: $6,393,000
Police Protection: $5,885,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
Regular Highways: $1,429,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
Other: $9,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,655,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $957,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
Rents: $3,330,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $497,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
Other: $33,176,000
Public Welfare: $29,180,000
General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
Highways: $1,173,000
Housing and Community Development: $159,000
- Tax - Property: $106,264,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
Other License: $117,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,238,000
Dauphin County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
- Charges - Other: $26,848,000
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
Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
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
Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
General - Other: $8,308,000
General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
Financial Administration: $6,393,000
Police Protection: $5,885,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
Regular Highways: $1,429,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
Other: $9,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,655,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $957,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
Rents: $3,330,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $497,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
Other: $33,176,000
Public Welfare: $29,180,000
General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
Highways: $1,173,000
Housing and Community Development: $159,000
- Tax - Property: $106,264,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
Other License: $117,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,238,000
Dauphin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,393,000
- Charges - Other: $26,848,000
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
Correctional Institutions: $1,038,000
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
Public Welfare Institutions: $51,205,000
Public Welfare - Other: $49,419,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,889,000
Central Staff Services: $22,125,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,526,000
Corrections - Other: $11,377,000
General - Other: $8,308,000
General Public Buildings: $8,084,000
Financial Administration: $6,393,000
Police Protection: $5,885,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,353,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,147,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,757,000
Regular Highways: $1,429,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $360,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $30,050,000
Other: $9,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,655,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $957,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,038,000
Interest Earnings: $3,623,000
Rents: $3,330,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,091,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $497,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $71,182,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $109,050,000
Other: $33,176,000
Public Welfare: $29,180,000
General Local Government Support: $5,491,000
Highways: $1,173,000
Housing and Community Development: $159,000
- Tax - Property: $106,264,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,271,000
Other License: $117,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $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) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,388 | $146,906 | 1,371 | $148,218 | 5,259 | $155,594 | 691 | $48,796 | 34 | $543,471 | 362 | $104,058 | 50 | $49,740 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 66 | $154,848 | 76 | $151,868 | 538 | $150,496 | 90 | $31,767 | 3 | $922,667 | 26 | $106,769 | 12 | $63,250 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 192 | $128,057 | 247 | $105,721 | 1,982 | $146,833 | 442 | $38,423 | 6 | $3,272,333 | 135 | $77,274 | 105 | $42,914 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 115 | $139,330 | 120 | $144,508 | 1,296 | $158,279 | 57 | $72,018 | 1 | $1,500,000 | 61 | $110,377 | 5 | $32,800 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 25 | $125,120 | 30 | $112,800 | 290 | $154,314 | 32 | $78,688 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $103,500 | 12 | $32,833 |
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) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 278 | $179,284 | 187 | $200,679 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 65 | $182,800 | 61 | $179,541 | 2 | $170,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 34 | $175,794 | 37 | $206,297 | 1 | $240,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 10 | $213,200 | 13 | $182,154 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $134,333 | 4 | $172,750 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Dauphin County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 2,542 | 80.2 years |
John | 2,417 | 74.2 years |
William | 1,814 | 74.2 years |
Charles | 1,586 | 74.9 years |
Robert | 1,434 | 71.1 years |
George | 1,272 | 75.4 years |
James | 1,206 | 71.5 years |
Anna | 1,133 | 81.3 years |
Helen | 1,103 | 79.9 years |
Margaret | 968 | 79.7 years |
Most common last names in Dauphin County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 902 | 76.2 years |
Smith | 752 | 74.9 years |
Brown | 444 | 74.4 years |
Snyder | 399 | 76.8 years |
Williams | 358 | 73.1 years |
Jones | 345 | 74.2 years |
Hoffman | 320 | 75.9 years |
Johnson | 308 | 73.9 years |
Davis | 254 | 75.2 years |
Zimmerman | 246 | 77.8 years |
Businesses in Dauphin County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 6 | Kroger | 18 | |
ALDI | 1 | LA Fitness | 1 | |
AT&T | 5 | La Quinta | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 4 | |
Aeropostale | 3 | Lane Bryant | 3 | |
Aerosoles | 1 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
Ann Taylor | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Arby's | 4 | Macy's | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Marriott | 6 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 12 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 4 | McDonald's | 16 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Best Western | 3 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
Brooks Brothers | 1 | New Balance | 4 | |
Budget Car Rental | 3 | New York & Co | 2 | |
Burger King | 4 | Nike | 15 | |
CVS | 11 | Nissan | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
Catherines | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chico's | 2 | Outback | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
Clarks | 2 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 4 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Costco | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 6 | |
Curves | 4 | Popeyes | 1 | |
DHL | 3 | Quality | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Ramada | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Red Robin | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 2 | |
DressBarn | 3 | Rite Aid | 11 | |
Dressbarn | 3 | Rodeway Inn | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 11 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 4 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Express | 2 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
FedEx | 56 | Sears | 4 | |
Finish Line | 2 | Sheraton | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GNC | 9 | Sprint Nextel | 8 | |
GameStop | 6 | Staples | 2 | |
Gap | 2 | Starbucks | 10 | |
Giant | 6 | Subaru | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Subway | 18 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
H&R Block | 12 | T-Mobile | 8 | |
Hardee's | 3 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hilton | 6 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
Holiday Inn | 7 | Talbots | 2 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Target | 2 | |
Home Depot | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Honda | 2 | Toyota | 2 | |
Houlihan's | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 3 | |
Howard Johnson | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 6 | |
IZOD | 1 | U-Haul | 12 | |
J. Jill | 1 | UPS | 65 | |
J.Crew | 1 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 2 | |
Jones New York | 8 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Journeys | 2 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Justice | 3 | Walmart | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | Wendy's | 8 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Kmart | 2 | Wingate | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | YMCA | 5 |
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- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
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- #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+)"