Cumberland County vs. Dauphin County

	Cumberland County (PA)	Dauphin County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	251,423	277,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	235,405	268,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	235,406	268,100
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.6%
White alone, percent	88.5%	71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.4%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.2%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,581	17,536
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	106,899	124,805
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.4%	63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$197,900	$165,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,493	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$530	$547
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$973	$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.4%	24.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,179	740
Households, 2014-2018	98,877	111,684
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	79.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.8%	30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	465,023	718,316
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,650,883	2,181,966
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,776,427	3,228,906
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,666,273	6,655,538
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,812,854	3,943,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,170	$14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,895	$58,916
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,012	$32,485
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,122	6,875
Total employment, 2017	123,084	147,918
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,562,032	7,565,681
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,104	16,589
All firms, 2012	19,169	18,873
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,769	10,921
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,262	6,072
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,431	3,558
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,936	14,252
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,010	2,080
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,033	15,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	7.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	3.9%
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	22.5%	24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	431.6	510.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	545.46	525.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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