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Central Dauphin School District, PA

103,315 Population
120.1 square miles 860.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Dauphin County: 39.2 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,807 ±$4,381 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Dauphin County: $42,889 ±$2,134
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,880 ±$5,815 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Dauphin County: $72,737 ±$3,160
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.4% ±1.9% (6,459  ±1,925) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Dauphin County: 13.7% † 39,382 (±2.3% / ±6,614)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.2 minutes ±0.6 (901,760  ±41,543) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Dauphin County: 21.5 2,524,315 (±0.3 / ±66,561)
  • 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

42,627 ±2,011 Number of households
  • Dauphin County: 124,020 ±1,501
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (101,165  ±3,177) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Dauphin County: 2.3 286,406 (±0 / ±124)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.2% ±5% (1,985  ±1,097) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Dauphin County: 5.4% † 3,615 (±1.9% / ±1,250)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

43,466 ±2,119 Number of housing units
  • Dauphin County: 129,244 ±66
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$278,200 ±$12,496 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Dauphin County: $261,300 ±$10,576
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±3.8% (11,937  ±3,830.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Dauphin County: 11.7% † 33,642 (±1.9% / ±5,441.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89% ±5.2% (66,920  ±4,597.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dauphin County: 88.5% 181,206 (±3.4% / ±7,077.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.1% ±3.2% (25,668  ±2,549.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dauphin County: 33.5% 68,479 (±2% / ±4,097.9)
  • a little less than 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)

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

15% ±3% (15,448  ±3,091) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Dauphin County: 11% 32,315
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±1.4% (5,323  ±1,178) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dauphin County: 6% † 13,622 (±0.8% / ±1,701)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,323 Total veterans ±1,178 4,745 Male ±1,140 578 Female ±420

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