Dauphin County vs. York County

	Dauphin County (PA)	York County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	277,097	448,273
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.3%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	268,123	435,008
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	268,100	434,972
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.6%
White alone, percent	71.9%	88.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	82.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,536	30,415
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	124,805	184,869
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.2%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,200	$173,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,417	$1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$547	$581
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$922	$937
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.3%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	740	916
Households, 2014-2018	111,684	171,244
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.2%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.8%	87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.4%	78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.5%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.7%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	718,316	593,286
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,181,966	2,604,360
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,228,906	11,489,433
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,655,538	4,340,824
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,943,863	5,192,354
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,625	$11,859
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,916	$63,902
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,485	$31,468
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,875	8,689
Total employment, 2017	147,918	167,130
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,565,681	7,278,533
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,589	26,281
All firms, 2012	18,873	30,435
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,921	17,577
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,072	9,569
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,558	2,376
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,252	26,851
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,080	3,169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,716	25,844
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%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.3%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	510.6	481.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	525.05	904.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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