Schuylkill County vs. Dauphin County

	Schuylkill County (PA)	Dauphin County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	142,067	277,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.2%	3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	148,291	268,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	148,289	268,100
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	51.6%
White alone, percent	94.3%	71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.5%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.6%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,111	17,536
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	69,941	124,805
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.4%	63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,400	$165,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,137	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$480	$547
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$691	$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.6%	24.3%
Building permits, 2018	105	740
Households, 2014-2018	58,733	111,684
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.0%	79.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.6%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.2%	30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	124,430	718,316
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	597,126	2,181,966
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,400,000	3,228,906
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	916,608	6,655,538
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,381,912	3,943,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,397	$14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.2	22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,190	$58,916
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,070	$32,485
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,739	6,875
Total employment, 2017	41,324	147,918
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,540,882	7,565,681
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,664	16,589
All firms, 2012	8,492	18,873
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,145	10,921
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,444	6,072
Minority-owned firms, 2012	390	3,558
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,749	14,252
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	984	2,080
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,027	15,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	7.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	190.4	510.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	778.63	525.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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