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Census Tract 255, Dauphin, PA

5,048 Population
0.4 square miles 14,313.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Harrisburg: 33.4 ±1.5
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Dauphin County: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$21,287 ±$6,062 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Harrisburg: $27,330 ±$1,830
  • about half the amount in Dauphin County: $42,294 ±$1,041
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$53,483 ±$16,758 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harrisburg: $48,099 ±$3,987
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dauphin County: $76,242 ±$1,935
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

47.3% ±12.9% (2,266  ±717) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Harrisburg: 30.5% † 15,114 (±3.4% / ±1,682)
  • more than double the rate in Dauphin County: 12.9% 36,661 (±0.9% / ±2,532)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

18.5 minutes ±9.1 (22,460  ±7,628) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harrisburg: 20.1 358,975 (±1.7 / ±40,135)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dauphin County: 21.5 2,524,315 (±0.3 / ±66,561)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,459 ±175 Number of households
  • Harrisburg: 22,137 ±825
  • Dauphin County: 121,358 ±730
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
3.4 ±0.4 (4,901  ±820) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Harrisburg: 2.2 49,302 (±0.1 / ±41)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Dauphin County: 2.3 283,018 (±0 / ±125)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

4.3% ±4.6% (57  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harrisburg: 4% † 507 (±1.8% / ±234)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dauphin County: 4.8% † 3,185 (±0.7% / ±491)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,594 ±157 Number of housing units
  • Harrisburg: 24,130 ±759
  • Dauphin County: 127,828 ±159
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$85,900 ±$19,394 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Harrisburg: $124,200 ±$11,090
  • about one-third of the amount in Dauphin County: $236,400 ±$3,814
  • about one-third of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

20.3% ±9.5% (990  ±490.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Harrisburg: 15.7% † 7,782 (±2.3% / ±1,136)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Dauphin County: 12.4% 35,647 (±0.9% / ±2,596.1)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

86.2% ±7.6% (2,348  ±419.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Harrisburg: 85.2% 27,386 (±4% / ±1,537.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Dauphin County: 91.2% 183,513 (±1.7% / ±3,488.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
19% ±6.7% (518  ±199.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Harrisburg: 25.9% 8,309 (±2.3% / ±788.4)
  • about half the rate in Dauphin County: 34.4% 69,288 (±1% / ±2,084.3)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±3.2% (162  ±162) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Harrisburg: 9.5% † 4,756 (±1.8% / ±909)
  • about one-third of the rate in Dauphin County: 9.8% 28,406
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

2.1% ±1.3% (61  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Harrisburg: 4.8% † 1,731 (±1.1% / ±414)
  • about one-third of the rate in Dauphin County: 6.6% 14,873 (±0.5% / ±1,068)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
61 Total veterans ±40 61 Male ±40 N/A Female ±17

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