Perry County vs. Dauphin County

Perry County (PA)Dauphin County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)46,139277,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.4%3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)45,940268,123
Population, Census, April 1, 201045,969268,100
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%17.0%
Female persons, percent49.4%51.6%
White alone, percent96.8%71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.5%5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.1%9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.1%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-20183,47017,536
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.2%7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)20,941124,805
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.8%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$166,200$165,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,347$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$478$547
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$782$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.9%24.3%
Building permits, 201894740
Households, 2014-201818,091111,684
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.6%84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.2%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.1%86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.8%79.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.5%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.4%30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.3%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,074718,316
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)49,6282,181,966
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)102,6253,228,906
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)81,3536,655,538
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)317,7973,943,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,954$14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.122.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,266$58,916
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,685$32,485
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20177706,875
Total employment, 20176,208147,918
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)170,7717,565,681
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,90016,589
All firms, 20123,13418,873
Men-owned firms, 20121,98510,921
Women-owned firms, 20128126,072
Minority-owned firms, 2012473,558
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,01514,252
Veteran-owned firms, 20125672,080
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,41515,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.9%
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, 200725.6%24.3%
Population per square mile, 201083.4510.6
Land area in square miles, 2010551.45525.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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