Dauphin County

Dauphin county is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Dauphin county has 525.05 square miles of land area and 33.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Dauphin county population is 268,100, which has grown 6.47% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 3.43% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Dauphin county median household income is $52,371 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 26.17% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.89% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Dauphin county median house value is $153,100 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 53.25% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 70.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Dauphin county is close to the state average in quality. The Dauphin county area codes are 570, 717.

Population 268,100 (2010), rank #15 Population Growth 6.47% since 2000, rank #20 Population Density: 480.31/sq mi, rank #10 Median Household Income: $52,371 at 2006-2010—26.17% increase since 2000, rank #16 Median House Price: $153,100 at 2006-2010—53.25% increase since 2000, rank #20 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 525.05 sq mi, rank #44 Water Area: 33.13 sq mi (5.94%), rank #3 State: Pennsylvania Area: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA School District: Area Code: 570, 717

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