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Dauphin County
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 286,401 County Seat Pennsylvania Judicial Center State FIPS 42 County FIPS 043 Num Towns 32 Census-Designated Places 15 Total Town Population 161,944 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 286,108 Median Age 39.4 Veterans 15,667 Housing Units 126,567 Uninsured 3,292 Net Migration (recent) -1,792 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 7,047 Total Employees 154,690 Avg Annual Pay $68,012 Median Household Income $71,046 Poverty Rate 12.2% Unemployment Rate 4.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $74,173 Federal Spending FY2024 $6,508,341,707 Federal Spending Per Capita $22,725
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $208,200 Median Rent $1,090 FMR Studio $953 FMR 1BR $1,114 FMR 2BR $1,371 FMR 3BR $1,763 FMR 4BR $1,818
Health & Safety
Hospitals 96 EMS Stations 96 Fire Stations 96 Police Stations 96 Adult Smoking 16.9% Adult Obesity 37.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 37.1 Air Quality Good Days 206
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 32 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 32
Community
Churches 279 Libraries 35 Historic Places (NRHP) 77 Homeless Population 382 Schools 504 SNAP Stores 290 Bank Branches 88
Agriculture
Total Farms 596 Land in Farms (acres) 65,652 Avg Farm Size (acres) 110.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 2021-09-10 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23 DR HURRICANE SANDY 2013-01-10 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS 2010-04-16 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30
Detailed Topics
Communities in Dauphin County
Harrisburg — pop 50,099Colonial Park — pop 16,243Hershey — pop 13,858Progress — pop 11,168Middletown — pop 7,529Linglestown — pop 6,539Steelton — pop 6,263Rutherford — pop 5,765Paxtonia — pop 5,450Lawnton — pop 4,967Hummelstown — pop 4,544Skyline View — pop 4,410Penbrook — pop 3,274Highspire — pop 2,741Millersburg — pop 2,545Lykens — pop 1,873Paxtang — pop 1,648Bressler — pop 1,512Elizabethville — pop 1,357Palmdale — pop 1,308Williamstown — pop 1,303Royalton — pop 1,138Enhaut — pop 1,022Wiconsico — pop 844Halifax — pop 796Dauphin — pop 795Gratz — pop 743Oberlin — pop 670Lenkerville — pop 504Union Deposit — pop 418Berrysburg — pop 326Pillow — pop 292
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
