Dauphin

Population: 1,065
Median home value: $185,500

Dauphin, a community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has 1,065 residents. At $185,500, its median home value sits below Dauphin County's $222,300.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dauphin's population grew 37.6% from 774 to 1,065, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $158,200 to $185,500.

Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,065
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $185,500
Median gross rent: $961
Housing units: 530
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7741,065

Median household income

$75,625$57,000

Median home value

$158,200$185,500

Median gross rent

$725$961

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	774	$75,625	$158,200	$725
2020	1,097	$49,327	$156,300	$851
2021	1,074	$50,341	$165,700	$858
2022	1,123	$57,000	$171,300	$963
2023	1,065	—	$185,500	$961

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3421.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	5.7%
5 to 17	220	20.7%
18 to 24	27	2.5%
25 to 34	233	21.9%
35 to 44	111	10.4%
45 to 54	126	11.8%
55 to 64	90	8.5%
65 to 74	85	8.0%
75 and over	112	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,028	96.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree39.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	1.5%
High school graduate	223	29.5%
Some college or associate's	104	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	299	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	120	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	81.0%
Carpooled	14	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	15.7%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	19.6%
15 to 29 min	271	66.4%
30 to 44 min	49	12.0%
45 to 59 min	4	1.0%
60+ min	4	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 11.3% (120 of 1,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	47.6%
Nonfamily households	263	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	502	94.7%
Vacant	28	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	80.1%
Renter-occupied	100	19.9%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	440	83.0%
1-unit, attached	7	1.3%
2 to 4 units	83	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4218272
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.3683, -76.9302