Dauphin County, PA

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2023 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.935% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$74,159

4.38% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Dauphin County, PA had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $74,159. Between N/A and N/A the population of Dauphin County, PA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $71,046 to $74,159, a 4.38% increase.

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None of the households in Dauphin County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Dauphin County, PA borders Cumberland County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, and York County, PA.

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Economy

The economy of Dauphin County, PA employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Dauphin County, PA were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

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Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Dauphin County, PA are White (2,096 and 64.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (352 and 10.9%), Black or African American (304 and 9.42%), and Asian (239 and 7.4%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Dauphin County, PA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Dauphin County, PA according to their major.

Student Diversity

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In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,096 degrees mean that there were 5.95 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 352 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Dauphin County, PA is $74,159. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dauphin County, PA was Census Tract 241.04, Dauphin County, PA with a value of $142,031, followed by Census Tract 225.01, Dauphin County, PA and Census Tract 224.01, Dauphin County, PA, with respective values of $132,637 and $126,875.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 241.04, Dauphin County, PA
Census Tract 225.01, Dauphin County, PA
Census Tract 224.01, Dauphin County, PA

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Dauphin County, PA was Census Tract 241.04, Dauphin County, PA with a value of $142,031, followed by Census Tract 225.01, Dauphin County, PA and Census Tract 224.01, Dauphin County, PA, with respective values of $132,637 and $126,875.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dauphin County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,159

Median Household Income

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120k

Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the 120k households in Dauphin County, PA grew to $74,159 from the previous year's value of $71,046.

The following chart displays the households in Dauphin County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dauphin County, PA is from Dauphin County, PA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Dauphin County, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dauphin County, PA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Dauphin County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dauphin County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dauphin County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dauphin County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dauphin County, PA (34.7k out of 283k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 15.7% of the children was living in poverty in Dauphin County, PA. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 5.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dauphin County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.