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Dauphin County

Pennsylvania · 293,351 residents (2025 est.) · 525 sq mi
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Dauphin County is a county of 289,593 people in Pennsylvania. Few US counties rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $236,400. 37,795 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 552 people per square mile. Median household income is $76,242, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
289,593
+15%since 2000
from 251,798 in 2000
293,351 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
552 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 489 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.4
+4%since 2000
from 37.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
525 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
233K248K264K279K295K19902000201020202024Dauphin County
2024290K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(17,059)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(18,706)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(17,847)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(17,556)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(17,171)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(39,982)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(37,051)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(34,389)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(37,611)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(31,150)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(14,977)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(6,094)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,242
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,507 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,294
+91%since 2000
from $22,134 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.461
+8%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$236,400
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,217
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $557 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
36.9% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.9%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+10%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
42
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.6%(190,347)
Black16.6%(41,709)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(10,404)
Asian1.9%(4,906)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.6%(175,496)
Black16.3%(47,138)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(34,032)
Asian6.5%(18,879)
Other4.9%(14,048)
Diversity Score
73
+35%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
−4%since 2020
from 46 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.8%(16,849)
Mexican2.1%(6,149)
Dominican1.7%(4,990)
South American0.8%(2,373)
Central American0.5%(1,577)
Panamanian0.3%(744)
Ecuadorian0.2%(719)
Colombian0.2%(647)
Cuban0.2%(545)
Honduran0.2%(474)
Chilean0.2%(440)
Spaniard0.1%(403)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.1%(237)
Peruvian0.1%(217)
Venezuelan0.1%(187)
Argentine0%(121)
Bolivian0%(33)
Asian origin
Nepalese1.6%(4,533)
Asian Indian1.6%(4,529)
Vietnamese0.8%(2,248)
Chinese0.5%(1,580)
Bhutanese0.5%(1,520)
Filipino0.2%(687)
Korean0.2%(496)
Pakistani0.1%(417)
Japanese0.1%(304)
Cambodian0.1%(215)
Sri Lankan0.1%(193)
Bangladeshi0.1%(192)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(116)
Thai0%(109)
Taiwanese0%(53)
Uzbek0%(25)
Laotian0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(25)
Ancestry
German21.8%(63,085)
Irish10.7%(31,092)
English6.6%(19,101)
Italian6.5%(18,700)
American5.6%(16,317)
Polish2.7%(7,888)
Scottish1.3%(3,659)
French1.2%(3,372)
Dutch0.9%(2,496)
Welsh0.8%(2,421)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(2,265)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.8%(2,203)
Hungarian0.6%(1,844)
Croatian0.6%(1,812)
Swiss0.5%(1,523)
Arab0.5%(1,490)
Swedish0.5%(1,471)
Russian0.5%(1,455)
Nigerian0.5%(1,449)
Slovak0.5%(1,415)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,163)
Lithuanian0.3%(823)
Greek0.3%(795)
Haitian0.3%(786)
Norwegian0.3%(757)
British0.3%(752)
Jamaican0.2%(584)
Lebanese0.2%(468)
Serbian0.2%(468)
Czech0.2%(463)
Romanian0.1%(399)
Portuguese0.1%(395)
Austrian0.1%(387)
Slovene0.1%(371)
Macedonian0.1%(308)
Ethiopian0.1%(305)
Danish0.1%(223)
Egyptian0.1%(221)
Turkish0.1%(211)
Armenian0.1%(198)
Ghanaian0.1%(184)
Canadian0.1%(173)
Kenyan0.1%(173)
Australian0%(130)
Brazilian0%(125)
Syrian0%(123)
Israeli0%(92)
Belgian0%(79)
Iranian0%(76)
Finnish0%(68)
Bulgarian0%(66)
Guyanese0%(59)
Moroccan0%(43)
Iraqi0%(27)
Barbadian0%(26)
Latvian0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.4%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 23.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+60%since 2000
from 13.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.5%
−10.8 ptssince 2009
from 79.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.8%
+14.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 67.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 78.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
9.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+12.2 ptssince 2017
from 78.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 88.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2016
from 5.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.4%(41,506)
Married51.5%(58,691)
Widowed3%(3,447)
Divorced9%(10,266)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(38,394)
Married48.4%(59,108)
Widowed8.6%(10,495)
Divorced11.5%(14,074)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 61.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 36.6% 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)24%(3,571)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(3,442)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(4,664)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(478)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(253)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,873 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has about 289,593 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania earns about $76,242 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dauphin County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $236,400, and the typical rent is about $1,217 a month.

How educated are people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

About 34.4% of adults age 25 and over in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

About 12.9% of people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dauphin County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 51,780 residents, a change of about 22 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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