Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Dauphin County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Dauphin County is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Dauphin County is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dauphin County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Dauphin County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Dauphin County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Dauphin County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Dauphin County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Dauphin County is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per capita

Dauphin County is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Size Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	269,665	15th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	525.0	44th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	510.6	10th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	4th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	11th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	63rd	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.7%	21st	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.0%	10th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	74.6%	65th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.6%	4th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	19th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.5%	7th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	16th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	1st	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	10th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.3%	66th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	51.6%	8th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.8%	12th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	121,188	13th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.5%	6th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	108,047	15th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.3%	65th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$157,400	20th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	44th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	835	8th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$28,658	9th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$53,771	16th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.3%	36th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dauphin County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,862	13th	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	143,099	11th	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	19,512	15th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,869,515	13th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,064	9th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$676,791	8th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732