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Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA

175,641 Population
66.2 square miles 2,655.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,725 ±$2,681 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,597 ±$4,304 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.3% ±2.8% (24,692  ±4,885) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.6 minutes ±0.5 (1,417,965  ±52,738) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

76,194 ±2,458 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (172,277  ±2,917) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.8% (1,998  ±1,118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,618 ±2,368 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$237,700 ±$9,624 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.2% ±3% (24,618  ±5,225.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.9% ±4.6% (107,423  ±6,234.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.7% ±2.6% (39,135  ±3,410.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.5% ±1.2% (30,170  ±1,984.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

13.2% ±2.3% (23,113  ±3,965) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1% (7,546  ±1,381) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,546 Total veterans ±1,381 6,572 Male ±1,356 974 Female ±563

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