2022 population: 288,800 ( 20,700 from 2010 , 2,401 from 2020)
Land area: 524.9 square miles
Population density: 550.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	179,468	62.14%	4.2%
Black:	48,625	16.84%	5.0%
Indian:	493	0.17%	24.5%
Asian:	19,528	6.76%	128.4%
2+ races:	8,617	2.98%	38.4%
Hispanic:	32,069	11.10%	70.6%

Total non-White:	109,332	37.86%	35.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,537	13.2
Deaths:	6,988	12.2
Net Migration:	600	1.0
Net Immigration:	1,159	2.0

Change in White population:	-7,934	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,634	10.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
268,100
187,402	69.90%
46,320	17.28%
396	0.15%
8,551	3.19%
6,227	2.32%
18,795	7.01%
80,698	30.10%

2000
251,798
190,347	75.60%
41,709	16.56%
357	0.14%
4,967	1.97%
3,664	1.46%
10,404	4.13%
61,451	24.40%

1990
237,813
194,321	81.71%
35,086	14.75%
265	0.11%
2,863	1.20%
n/a
5,278	2.22%
43,492	18.29%

1980
232,317
195,865	84.31%
31,041	13.36%
264	0.11%
1,483	0.64%
n/a
3,396	1.46%
36,452	15.69%

1970
223,834
195,364	87.28%
26,093	11.66%
122	0.05%
357	0.16%
n/a
1,518	0.68%
28,470	12.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
30,523	12.1
22,304	8.9
-4,495	-1.8
5,068	2.0

-2,945	-1.2
19,247	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
34,279	14.4
24,162	10.2
-5,740	-2.4
3,892	1.6

-3,974	-1.7
17,959	7.6

Number	Rate
1980's
34,241	14.7
23,368	10.1
-3,387	-1.5
n/a

-1,544	-0.7
7,040	3.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,143	-1.4
n/a

501	0.2
7,982	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Dauphin County, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
63,593	22.0%
225,207	78.0%
49,936	17.3%

117,907
2.37

72,307	61.3%
51,878	71.7%
8,021	11.1%
45,600	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
62,215	23.2%
205,885	76.8%
36,841	13.7%

110,435
2.37

68,623	62.1%
48,643	70.9%
8,887	13.0%
41,812	37.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
61,067	24.3%
190,731	75.7%
35,759	14.2%

102,667
2.39

66,489	64.8%
49,644	74.7%
8,018	12.1%
36,178	35.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
55,353	23.3%
182,460	76.7%
33,983	14.3%

95,123
2.45

63,539	66.8%
49,946	78.6%
5,866	9.2%
31,584	33.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
60,506	26.0%
171,811	74.0%
29,068	12.5%

88,116
2.58

61,821	70.2%
50,189	81.2%
5,516	8.9%
26,295	29.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dauphin County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,255	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,212	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,620	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,170	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,172	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,829	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,399	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,916	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,146	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,140	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,077	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,822	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,752	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,043	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,421	8.0%
$200,000 or more	9,933	8.4%

Median Household Income	71,046
Per Capita Income	39,709

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,624	4.8%
Public Assistance	3,625	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,352	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	121,474	75.1%
Unemployed	5,604	3.5%
In Armed Forces	455	0.3%

Total Labor Force	127,533	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	34,270	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,673	42,275	54.0%
Non-Profit	5,518	11,936	31.6%
Self-Employed	6,602	3,860	63.1%

Local Government	3,171	3,999	44.2%
State Government	5,159	6,436	44.5%
Federal Government	3,109	1,429	68.5%

Total Private + Self	56,275	46,135	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,957	23,800	41.6%
Total	73,232	69,935	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,850	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	30,791	21.5%
Professional, Technical	35,084	24.5%
Service Occupations	24,444	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	488	0.3%
All others	30,225	21.1%

White Collar		61.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	25,176	17.6%
Retail trade	16,431	11.5%
Public administration	11,887	8.3%
Manufacturing	11,768	8.2%
Educational services	11,215	7.8%
Transportation and warehousing	9,318	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	8,962	6.2%
Finance and insurance	8,755	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,342	5.8%
Other services	6,750	4.7%
Construction	6,006	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,494	3.8%
Wholesale trade	4,145	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,346	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,180	1.5%
Information	1,655	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,488	1.0%
Utilities	1,216	0.8%
Management	169	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	91	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,868	1.70%
Puerto Rican	16,168	5.65%
Cuban	787	0.28%
Dominican	3,156	1.10%

Total Central American	864	0.30%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	94	0.03%
Honduran	229	0.08%
Nicaraguan	71	0.02%
Panamanian	237	0.08%
Salvadoran	233	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,222	0.78%
Argentinean	159	0.06%
Bolivian	62	0.02%
Chilean	399	0.14%
Colombian	752	0.26%
Ecuadorian	156	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	561	0.20%
Uruguayan	20	0.01%
Venezuelan	113	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,806	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,177	1.11%
Vietnamese	2,131	0.74%
Chinese	2,105	0.74%
Bhutanese	1,530	0.53%
Filipino	513	0.18%
Indonesian	439	0.15%
Japanese	264	0.09%
Korean	168	0.06%
Hmong	119	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	233,728	86.9%
Spanish	15,744	5.9%
Other Indo-European	6,837	2.5%
German, other Germanic	1,890	0.7%
Vietnamese	1,770	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,655	0.6%
Other Asian	1,612	0.6%
Chinese	1,584	0.6%
Other	1,448	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	61,368	21.4%
Irish	29,190	10.2%
Italian	19,984	7.0%
English	17,803	6.2%
American	15,931	5.6%
Polish	7,121	2.5%
European	4,326	1.5%
Dutch	3,535	1.2%
French	3,351	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	2,941	1.0%
Scottish	2,781	1.0%
Welsh	2,574	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,471	0.9%
Swedish	2,276	0.8%
Slovak	1,733	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	274,470	95.9%
Not a citizen	11,638	4.1%

Native	261,270	91.3%
Foreign-born	24,838	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,571	3.3%	10,928	5.5%	64,050	32.3%	50,851	25.6%	42,075	21.2%	23,966	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,571	3.3%
9-12 Years	10,928	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	64,050	32.3%
Some College	50,851	25.6%
Bach. Degree	42,075	21.2%
Grad Degree	23,966	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	130,137	123,836	6,301	4.8%	5.5%
1991	131,017	124,296	6,721	5.1%	6.9%
1992	132,413	125,468	6,945	5.2%	7.5%
1993	133,522	127,312	6,210	4.7%	6.9%
1994	134,675	128,835	5,840	4.3%	6.3%
1995	136,021	130,646	5,375	4.0%	5.9%
1996	139,801	134,735	5,066	3.6%	5.5%
1997	141,584	136,681	4,903	3.5%	5.1%
1998	141,340	136,851	4,489	3.2%	4.7%
1999	141,245	135,818	5,427	3.8%	4.5%

2000	131,699	127,022	4,677	3.6%	4.2%
2001	133,019	127,358	5,661	4.3%	4.8%
2002	134,908	128,364	6,544	4.9%	5.6%
2003	132,924	126,358	6,566	4.9%	5.7%
2004	133,571	127,249	6,322	4.7%	5.4%
2005	134,054	128,305	5,749	4.3%	5.0%
2006	135,023	129,501	5,522	4.1%	4.7%
2007	135,876	130,371	5,505	4.1%	4.6%
2008	137,831	131,355	6,476	4.7%	5.3%
2009	137,080	126,950	10,130	7.4%	8.0%

2010	140,162	129,234	10,928	7.8%	8.2%
2011	140,192	129,789	10,403	7.4%	7.8%
2012	140,870	130,640	10,230	7.3%	7.7%
2013	140,007	130,764	9,243	6.6%	7.1%
2014	139,179	131,653	7,526	5.4%	5.9%
2015	141,032	134,341	6,691	4.7%	5.4%
2016	142,301	135,593	6,708	4.7%	5.3%
2017	142,287	135,768	6,519	4.6%	5.0%
2018	142,727	136,844	5,883	4.1%	4.4%
2019	144,659	138,690	5,969	4.1%	4.5%

2020	144,428	131,661	12,767	8.8%	9.1%
2021	145,287	136,639	8,648	6.0%	6.0%
2022	146,107	140,276	5,831	4.0%	4.4%
2023	147,746	143,006	4,740	3.2%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	126,567
Median Value	$208,200

Occupied	117,907	93.2%
Vacant	8,660	6.8%

Owned	74,682	63.3%
Rented	43,225	36.7%
Median Rent	$1,090

Single-Family Units	91,783	72.5%
Detached	63,387	50.1%
Attached	28,396	22.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,761	16.4%
Mobile Homes	3,172	2.5%

Dauphin County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dauphin County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Dauphin County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dauphin County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dauphin County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dauphin County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Dauphin County, PA