Dauphin vs Williamstown

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

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

Williamstown has the higher population (1,289 vs 1,065 in Dauphin). Dauphin has the higher median home value ($185,500 vs $95,200 in Williamstown). Since 2019, Dauphin's population has grown faster (+37.6% vs +4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dauphin	Williamstown
Population	1,065	1,289
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,875
Median home value	$185,500	$95,200
Median gross rent	$961	$917
Housing units	530	612
Homeownership rate	80.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.4%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dauphin	Williamstown
Population	774 → 1,065 (+37.6%)	1,234 → 1,289 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$75,625 → $57,000 (-24.6%)	$47,679 → $61,875 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$158,200 → $185,500 (+17.3%)	$72,600 → $95,200 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $961 (+32.6%)	$658 → $917 (+39.4%)

Dauphin

Population

7741,065

Median household income

$75,625$57,000

Median home value

$158,200$185,500

Median gross rent

$725$961

Williamstown

Population

1,2341,289

Median household income

$47,679$61,875

Median home value

$72,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$658$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dauphin	Williamstown
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	2.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	21.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	8.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.1%
75 and over	10.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dauphin	Williamstown
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	82.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dauphin	Williamstown
No high school diploma	1.5%	12.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	50.2%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.5%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dauphin	Williamstown
Drove alone	81.0%	66.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	7.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dauphin	Williamstown
1-unit, detached	83.0%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Dauphin	Williamstown
Poverty rate	11.3%	22.2%
Average household size	2.12	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	33
Median year structure built	1948	1938