Dauphin County vs. Perry County

Dauphin County (PA)Perry County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)277,09746,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.3%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)268,12345,940
Population, Census, April 1, 2010268,10045,969
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.0%18.5%
Female persons, percent51.6%49.4%
White alone, percent71.9%96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent19.2%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.0%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.6%2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%95.1%
Veterans, 2014-201817,5363,470
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.5%1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)124,80520,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.2%79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,200$166,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,417$1,347
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$547$478
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$782
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.3%8.9%
Building permits, 201874094
Households, 2014-2018111,68418,091
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.2%91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.8%84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.4%75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.5%16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.3%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.7%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.6%63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)718,31621,074
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,181,96649,628
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,228,906102,625
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,655,53881,353
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,943,863317,797
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,625$6,954
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.233.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,916$62,266
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,485$29,685
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%9.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,875770
Total employment, 2017147,9186,208
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,565,681170,771
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,5892,900
All firms, 201218,8733,134
Men-owned firms, 201210,9211,985
Women-owned firms, 20126,072812
Minority-owned firms, 20123,55847
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,2523,015
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,080567
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,7162,415
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.3%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010510.683.4
Land area in square miles, 2010525.05551.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dauphin county (PA) and Perry county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.