Dauphin vs Royalton

A side-by-side comparison of Dauphin and Royalton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dauphin and Royalton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dauphin has the higher population (1,065 vs 878 in Royalton). Dauphin has the higher median home value ($185,500 vs $144,100 in Royalton). Since 2019, Dauphin's population has grown faster (+37.6% vs -28.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Dauphin	Royalton
Population	1,065	878
Median age	33.9 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,757
Median home value	$185,500	$144,100
Median gross rent	$961	$950
Housing units	530	464
Homeownership rate	80.1%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.4%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dauphin	Royalton
Population	774 → 1,065 (+37.6%)	1,221 → 878 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$75,625 → $57,000 (-24.6%)	$61,786 → $59,757 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$158,200 → $185,500 (+17.3%)	$123,700 → $144,100 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $961 (+32.6%)	$936 → $950 (+1.5%)

Dauphin

Population

7741,065

Median household income

$75,625$57,000

Median home value

$158,200$185,500

Median gross rent

$725$961

Royalton

Population

1,221878

Median household income

$61,786$59,757

Median home value

$123,700$144,100

Median gross rent

$936$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dauphin	Royalton
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	2.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	21.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	21.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	13.0%
75 and over	10.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dauphin	Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	1.5%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dauphin	Royalton
No high school diploma	1.5%	14.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dauphin	Royalton
Drove alone	81.0%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	14.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dauphin	Royalton
1-unit, detached	83.0%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	28.7%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dauphin	Royalton
Poverty rate	11.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1948	1949