Dauphin County vs. Lancaster County

	Dauphin County (PA)	Lancaster County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	277,097	543,557
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.3%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	268,123	519,446
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	268,100	519,445
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.0%
White alone, percent	71.9%	89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	81.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,536	29,593
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	124,805	212,205
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.2%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,200	$200,400
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	$571
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$922	$978
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.3%	19.8%
Building permits, 2018	740	1,251
Households, 2014-2018	111,684	199,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.2%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	17.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.8%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.4%	76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.5%	26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.7%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	718,316	878,433
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,181,966	3,387,524
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,228,906	13,655,747
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,655,538	8,763,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,943,863	6,899,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,625	$13,097
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,916	$63,823
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,485	$30,778
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,875	13,060
Total employment, 2017	147,918	235,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,565,681	10,126,134
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,589	42,955
All firms, 2012	18,873	47,876
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,921	28,521
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,072	14,101
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,558	3,569
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,252	42,926
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,080	4,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,716	41,749
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.9%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.3%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	510.6	550.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	525.05	943.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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