Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Dauphin County has a population of 289,593 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $236,400, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $76,242.

Home price
$236,400
Income
$76,242
Population
289,593
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$236,400county
Median gross rent$1,217county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,404county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,493county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,212county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,920county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$76,242county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.8%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$99,828county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.35%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths18.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county70county
Public school enrollment37353county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible60.8%county
Elementary schools38county
Middle schools15county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public75.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians103county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population289,593county
Land area in square miles525county
People per square mile of land552.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores48county
Convenience stores34county
Share living far from a food store19.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.3%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.8%county
Second languages14.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents129county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in7,864county
Households that moved away8,317county
Average income of arriving households$56,063county
Average income of departing households$63,305county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year329county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.3%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.0 incounty
Annual snowfall19.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.3%county
Homes heated by propane4.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil15.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband90.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk94.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.3county
Landslide risk84.6county
Hail risk23.7county
Earthquake risk87.3county
Tornado risk79.8county
Tropical cyclone risk89.2county
Extreme heat risk88.4county
Winter weather risk98.2county
Strong wind risk93.2county
Wildfire risk38.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dauphin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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