Paxtonia

Population: 4,530
Median household income: $100,573
Median home value: $240,400

Paxtonia is a community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to 4,530 residents. At $100,573, its median household income sits above Dauphin County's $74,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, Paxtonia's population declined 14.5% from 5,296 to 4,530, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $198,900 to $240,400.

The median gross rent is $1,372. 41.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,530
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $100,573
Median home value: $240,400
Median gross rent: $1,372
Housing units: 1,914
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2964,530

Median household income

$76,302$100,573

Median home value

$198,900$240,400

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,372

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,296	$76,302	$198,900	$1,078
2020	5,075	$78,556	$199,600	$1,099
2021	4,974	$74,721	$201,700	$1,124
2022	5,480	$81,113	$232,500	$1,315
2023	4,530	$100,573	$240,400	$1,372

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	2.9%
5 to 17	489	10.8%
18 to 24	364	8.0%
25 to 34	590	13.0%
35 to 44	495	10.9%
45 to 54	792	17.5%
55 to 64	769	17.0%
65 to 74	672	14.8%
75 and over	228	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,343	73.8%
Black or African American	146	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	486	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	1.3%
Two or more races	115	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	383	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	350	9.9%
High school graduate	850	24.0%
Some college or associate's	863	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	957	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	526	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,989	82.3%
Carpooled	95	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.1%
Bicycle	16	0.7%
Worked from home	314	13.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	599	28.5%
15 to 29 min	1,141	54.3%
30 to 44 min	276	13.1%
45 to 59 min	54	2.6%
60+ min	32	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 8.7% (394 of 4,530)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,246	65.6%
Nonfamily households	652	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,898	99.2%
Vacant	16	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,378	72.6%
Renter-occupied	520	27.4%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units19.1%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,337	69.9%
1-unit, attached	160	8.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	365	19.1%
20 or more units	40	2.1%
Mobile home & other	12	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4258528
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3166, -76.7885