CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dallastown

Pennsylvania · 3,974 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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Dallastown is home to 3,974 people in Pennsylvania. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $63,300. Median household income is $26,957, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,974

−3%vs 2000

vs 4,087 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(300)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(154)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(216)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(351)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(771)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(549)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(310)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(283)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(328)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(293)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(110)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,957

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,259

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,249 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$410

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.5% in 2000

43.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(3,923)

Black0.8%(31)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(73)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(3,974)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican7.9%(329)

Central American4.1%(173)

Panamanian2.2%(90)

Costa Rican2%(83)

Ancestry

German34.8%(1,457)

Italian14.6%(610)

Irish13.2%(551)

English12.3%(516)

American9%(376)

Polish7.9%(330)

French2.4%(102)

Dutch1.4%(60)

British0.5%(21)

Croatian0.5%(20)

Hungarian0.4%(18)

Welsh0.4%(18)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Slovak0.4%(17)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.2%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.7%(621)

Married53.1%(831)

Widowed1.3%(20)

Divorced5.9%(92)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(330)

Married55.8%(873)

Widowed7.3%(114)

Divorced15.8%(247)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.5%(72)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.8%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 203 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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