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Dauphin County

County in Pennsylvania. 289,593 residents. 1,359 km² of land (525 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$1,217USD per month, ± $26

Pennsylvania $1,209, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$944 ± $81
1 bedroom$993 ± $35
2 bedrooms$1,285 ± $36
3 bedrooms$1,473 ± $58
4 bedrooms$1,298 ± $155
5 or more bedrooms$1,378 ± $218

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$236,400USD, ± $3,814

Pennsylvania $254,500, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$32.70$1,308$5,668USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Pennsylvania $34.48$1,379$5,976, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $24.30$972$4,2122024: $32.70$1,308$5,668

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

190,296jobs

2014: 176,0052024: 190,296

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$35.00$1,400$6,06739,478965
Retail trade$17.48$699$3,02913,747884
Transportation and warehousing$28.05$1,122$4,86213,694234
Accommodation and food services$12.73$509$2,20612,508712
Manufacturing$39.30$1,572$6,81212,447196
Administrative and support and waste management services$21.55$862$3,7359,317391
Professional, scientific, and technical services$48.75$1,950$8,4508,144705
Wholesale trade$40.88$1,635$7,0856,892290
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$13.55$542$2,3496,317136
Other services (except public administration)$26.05$1,042$4,5156,138978
Construction$40.53$1,621$7,0246,052470
Finance and insurance$52.68$2,107$9,1305,516351
Management of companies and enterprises$82.03$3,281$14,2184,30475
Educational services$26.98$1,079$4,6763,809101
Real estate and rental and leasing$33.18$1,327$5,7501,805277
Information$39.50$1,580$6,8471,466135
Utilities$61.05$2,442$10,58229032
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$17.30$692$2,9991889
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$45.68$1,827$7,917578

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

6,951establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

24.0per 1,000 residents

Pennsylvania 23.6, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Pennsylvania

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Pennsylvania

People

Population

289,593people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

213.0people per km²

Pennsylvania 112.3, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

14.8%% of people aged 5 and over

Pennsylvania 12.4%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only85.2%232,235 ± 1,994
Spanish6.8%18,409 ± 1,202
Other Indo-European languages3.4%9,356 ± 1,172
German or other West Germanic languages0.7%1,911 ± 370
Other and unspecified languages0.7%1,784 ± 577
Vietnamese0.6%1,745 ± 478
French, Haitian or Cajun0.6%1,581 ± 445
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.6%1,566 ± 477
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.4%1,171 ± 365
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.4%1,092 ± 370
Arabic0.3%835 ± 376
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%521 ± 269
Korean0.1%328 ± 256

2020–2024. Of 272,534 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.