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Dauphin County

Dauphin County has 289,593 residents across 25 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $76,242, in line with the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $236,400, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
289,593residentsACS 2020–2024
$76,242median household incomePennsylvania: $78K
$236,400median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Dauphin County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Dauphin County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey
Map of Pennsylvania with Dauphin County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 25 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
17005289$61K$151K93%18%83%29 min
170183,902$72K$239K87%37%91%25 min
170233,489$79K$211K78%22%83%32 min
17030541$-666667K$225K30%10%38%32 min
170327,551$81K$226K85%21%86%33 min
1703316,481$73K$384K51%47%93%18 min
170343,071$53K$146K44%18%92%25 min
1703623,520$116K$350K75%60%93%22 min
170483,870$74K$144K68%12%77%32 min
1705723,560$73K$202K67%27%91%23 min
170616,842$56K$166K73%17%84%29 min
17080264$73K$137K86%13%87%34 min
17097721$69K$100K83%11%82%31 min
170982,618$63K$122K75%15%90%38 min
171012,722$51K$-666667K2%44%84%17 min
171028,118$55K$194K32%49%87%22 min
1710313,115$40K$138K41%18%92%21 min
1710418,541$47K$105K46%17%82%20 min
1710927,466$72K$216K52%27%90%22 min
1711027,364$81K$223K58%40%90%22 min
1711136,744$86K$236K67%34%94%22 min
1711238,502$104K$313K83%44%94%24 min
1711311,724$68K$162K62%20%89%22 min
17978688$66K$275K68%3%47%22 min
179803,342$71K$150K79%14%92%34 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

289,593 residents in 121,358 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

22%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
32%
of households are people living alone
43%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

127,828 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $236,400 (±$3,814).

63%
of households own their home
50%
of homes are detached single-family houses
17%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
3%
are mobile homes
5%
of housing units are vacant
$1,217
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200910%
1990–199911%
1980–198910%
1970–197914%
1960–19699%
1950–195914%
1940–19496%
1939 or earlier19%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,935.

$76,242
median household income
12.9%
of people live below the poverty line
4.5%
unemployment rate
34%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min
average commute to work
8%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
77%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
17%
work from home
9%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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