Highspire

Population: 2,729
Median household income: $50,689
Median home value: $113,500

Highspire, a community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has 2,729 residents. The median household income of $50,689 is below the Dauphin County median ($74,159).

From 2019 to 2023, Highspire's population grew 9.5% from 2,492 to 2,729, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $95,200 to $113,500.

12.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 41.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,729
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,689
Median home value: $113,500
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 1,465
Homeownership rate: 41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4922,729

Median household income

$42,222$50,689

Median home value

$95,200$113,500

Median gross rent

$875$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,492	$42,222	$95,200	$875
2020	2,512	$45,822	$99,600	$913
2021	2,691	$46,348	$103,300	$879
2022	2,709	$50,150	$110,100	$974
2023	2,729	$50,689	$113,500	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	2.9%
5 to 17	496	18.2%
18 to 24	336	12.3%
25 to 34	469	17.2%
35 to 44	221	8.1%
45 to 54	456	16.7%
55 to 64	273	10.0%
65 to 74	266	9.7%
75 and over	132	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,901	69.7%
Black or African American	465	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	226	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	8.2%
High school graduate	874	48.1%
Some college or associate's	561	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	203	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,142	80.2%
Carpooled	111	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	124	8.7%
Other means	47	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	306	23.5%
15 to 29 min	687	52.8%
30 to 44 min	240	18.5%
45 to 59 min	61	4.7%
60+ min	6	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 14.0% (383 of 2,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	677	49.7%
Nonfamily households	684	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,361	92.9%
Vacant	104	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	558	41.0%
Renter-occupied	803	59.0%

1-unit, detached38.6%

1-unit, attached20.1%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units23.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	565	38.6%
1-unit, attached	294	20.1%
2 to 4 units	109	7.4%
5 to 19 units	350	23.9%
20 or more units	66	4.5%
Mobile home & other	81	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4234664
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.2086, -76.7855