Dauphin County vs. Perry County
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Dauphin County (PA) Perry County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 277,097 46,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.3% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 268,123 45,940
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 268,100 45,969
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.5% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 18.5%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 49.4%
White alone, percent 71.9% 96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 19.2% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 5.0% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.4% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.6% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.1% 95.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 17,536 3,470
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 124,805 20,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.2% 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, 2009-2013 24.3% 8.9%
Building permits, 2018 740 94
Households, 2014-2018 111,684 18,091
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.39 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.2% 91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.7% 5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.4% 75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.7% 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.3% 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.6% 63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 718,316 21,074
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,181,966 49,628
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,228,906 102,625
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,655,538 81,353
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,943,863 317,797
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,625 $6,954
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.2 33.1
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, percent 13.2% 9.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,875 770
Total employment, 2017 147,918 6,208
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,565,681 170,771
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.6% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 16,589 2,900
All firms, 2012 18,873 3,134
Men-owned firms, 2012 10,921 1,985
Women-owned firms, 2012 6,072 812
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,558 47
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,252 3,015
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,080 567
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 15,716 2,415
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.9% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 510.6 83.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 525.05 551.45
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.