People QuickFacts Dauphin County Pennsylvania Population, 2012 estimate 269,665 12,763,536 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 268,100 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.6% 0.5% Population, 2010 268,100 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.2% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.9% 21.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 14.0% 15.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.6% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 74.9% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 18.6% 11.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.3% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.8% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 7.3% 5.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 69.8% 79.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.7% 87.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.8% 5.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 10.4% 10.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.7% 87.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 27.0% 26.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 22,583 1,007,939 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.7 25.7  Housing units, 2011 121,188 5,579,275 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.3% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 24.5% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $157,400 $163,200 Households, 2007-2011 108,047 4,952,566 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.40 2.47 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $28,658 $27,824 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,771 $51,651 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.3% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Dauphin County Pennsylvania Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 6,889 297,023 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 141,587 4,976,193 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 4.0 -2.2 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 14,623 762,405  Total number of firms, 2007 19,512 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.9% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,456,618 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,869,515 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,064 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 676,791 19,625,449 Building permits, 2011 385 14,967     Geography QuickFacts Dauphin County Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 525.05 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 510.6 283.9 FIPS Code 043 42 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts