Dauphin County, PA

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2023 Population

287,484

0.481% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.935% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$74,159

4.38% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$222,300

6.77% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Dauphin County, PA had a population of 287k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $74,159. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dauphin County, PA grew from 286,108 to 287,484, a 0.481% increase 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Dauphin County, PA was $222,300, and the homeownership rate was 63.3%.

Most people in Dauphin County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dauphin County, PA was 2 cars per 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.

United States Pennsylvania Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Economy

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Employment

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

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Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,472), Public Administration ($73,024), and Information ($68,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($61,335), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,942).

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

605
Other Services (except Public Administration)
382
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
348
Retail Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.36M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.07M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$832k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dauphin County, PA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 53.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.34%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (53.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.34%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dauphin County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Dauphin County, PA are White (2,248 and 66.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (337 and 10%), Black or African American (322 and 9.58%), and Asian (239 and 7.11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Dauphin County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 20,431 (41.9% men and 58.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 20,431 students enrolled in Dauphin County, PA, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

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Completions

Student Diversity

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In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,248 degrees mean that there were 6.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 337 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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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

The median property value in Dauphin County, PA was $222,300 in 2023, which is 0.733 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $208,200 to $222,300, a 6.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Dauphin County, PA is 63.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Dauphin County, PA have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dauphin County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dauphin County, PA is $74,159. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dauphin County, PA was Census Tract 241.04 with a value of $142,031, followed by Census Tract 225.01 and Census Tract 224.01, with respective values of $132,637 and $126,875.

Housing

Property

$222,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,491

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dauphin County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dauphin County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 241.04
Census Tract 225.01
Census Tract 224.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Dauphin County, PA was Census Tract 241.04 with a value of $142,031, followed by Census Tract 225.01 and Census Tract 224.01, 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

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$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.

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Wage Distribution

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

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

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2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.8%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (8.25%)

In 2023, 70.8% of workers in Dauphin County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.25%).

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

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dauphin County, PA have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dauphin County, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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 2023, 17% of the children was living in poverty in Dauphin County, PA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

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

93.7% of the population of Dauphin County, PA has health coverage, with 50.1% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.998% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

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% were men and 52% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.33%

Uninsured

50.1%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.998%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dauphin County, PA grew by 10.5% from 5.73% to 6.33%.

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.