Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	289,593	13,018,639	334,922,499	249th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,242	$77,971	$80,734	765th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	40.9	38.9	2298th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.4%	35.2%	35.7%	501st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$236,400	$254,500	$332,700	1025th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,217	$1,209	$1,413	515th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	11.7%	12.5%	1733rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.3%	5.2%	1592nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	551.7	291.0	n/a	312th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.8%	7.7%	14.1%	416th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1013th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.1%	69.3%	65.2%	2853rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.5	26.3	26.4	2248th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	15.6%	15.1%	286th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2563rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.3%	46.2%	46.9%	2582nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.5%	n/a	n/a	758th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.8%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.3%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.6	44.6	61.4

Age in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	39.4	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	121,358	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	33.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,294	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.0%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.1%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	127,828	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.5%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,198	$3,311	n/a

Education in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.5%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.8%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.5%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.7%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.2%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.2%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.6%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.8%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.8%	9.9%	16.7%

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