Household Types in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.530945%48.034142%44.530945%44.5%49,07849.1k13.893350%11.943581%13.893350%13.9%15,31215.3k4.781737%4.424187%4.781737%4.8%5,27030.742848%29.571826%30.742848%30.7%33,88233.9k6.051120%6.026265%6.051120%6.1%6,669
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.380091%67.536265%61.380091%61.4%17,88817.9k29.180249%24.415691%29.180249%29.2%8,5049.439660%8.048043%9.439660%9.4%2,751

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.442914%25.603611%26.442914%26.4%29,14329.1k73.351117%74.187216%73.351117%73.4%80,84180.8k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-8.798544%-6.310680%-23.270631%-4.915049%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-43.294903%43%56.705097%61.737928%56.705097%57%3,296-8.895347%-4.219872%-31.338119%-6.013964%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-50.467301%50%49.532699%51.551298%49.532699%50%81,21181.2k-27.445339%-9.378596%-21.576525%-4.228999%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-62.629459%63%37.370541%39.601521%37.370541%37%3,476-29.309309%-4.804805%-24.384384%-7.087087%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-65.585586%66%34.414414%35.590131%34.414414%34%1,665-32.420873%-4.833191%-23.182207%-5.688623%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-66.124893%66%33.875107%32.309803%33.875107%34%2,338-30.716049%-6.123457%-32.740741%-6.721536%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-76.301783%76%23.698217%22.065543%23.698217%24%18,22518.2k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Dauphin County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%34%44%55%65%77%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%12%17%23%28%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%18%24%30%36%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%2.2%4.1%5.9%7.7%9.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%17%25%33%41%50%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Dauphin County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%20%33%46%58%72%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%12%21%30%39%49%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.6%5.9%8.2%10.4%12.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%26%36%46%56%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.5%4.2%7.8%11.4%14.9%18.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5%13%20%27%34%42%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Dauphin County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%20%34%49%63%78%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%36%54%72%90%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%
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Household Types by Place in Dauphin County

There are 32 places in Dauphin County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Dauphin County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dauphin County, selected places in Dauphin County, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%20%40%60%Count#Skyline ViewEnhautPillowGratzBresslerDauphinLinglestownPaxtoniaPaxtangUnion DepositBerrysburgElizabethvilleLenkervilleWilliamstownHarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWiconsicoNortheastMiddle AtlanticDauphinLawntonHersheyRutherfordHalifaxRoyaltonMillersburgLykensColonial ParkHummelstownProgressPenbrookHighspireMiddletownPalmdaleSteeltonHarrisburgOberlin65.922144%65.922144%66%1,033162.303665%62.303665%62%238262.000000%62.000000%62%62359.807074%59.807074%60%186458.058608%58.058608%58%317557.101449%57.101449%57%197655.209953%55.209953%55%1,420754.464703%54.464703%54%1,165854.404946%54.404946%54%352951.724138%51.724138%52%1201051.034483%51.034483%51%741150.764526%50.764526%51%3321250.000000%50.000000%50%1461349.490835%49.490835%49%2431448.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.910864%47.910864%48%1721547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k44.252163%44.252163%44%7161643.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951742.393617%42.393617%42%7971841.277641%41.277641%41%1681941.241685%41.241685%41%1862040.450375%40.450375%40%4852140.360610%40.360610%40%2912239.586979%39.586979%40%2,2622339.410868%39.410868%39%7762435.679443%35.679443%36%1,5362534.685430%34.685430%35%4192634.086629%34.086629%34%3622734.058342%34.058342%34%1,3312833.962264%33.962264%34%1442932.129456%32.129456%32%6853022.911766%22.911766%23%4,578310.000000%0.000000%0%032
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 32 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Dauphin County

There are 40 county subdivisions in Dauphin County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Dauphin County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dauphin County, selected county subdivisions in Dauphin County, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%20%40%60%Count#MifflinWayneRush TownshipConewagoJacksonLykensE HanoverReed TownshipS HanoverPillowWashingtonUpper PaxtonGratzMiddle PaxtonW HanoverJeffersonHalifaxDauphinLondonderryLower SwataraWiconiscoPaxtangBerrysburgElizabethvilleWilliamsWilliamstownLower PaxtonHarrisburgDerryUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticSwataraDauphinSusquehannaHalifaxRoyaltonMillersburgLykensHummelstownPenbrookHighspireMiddletownSteeltonHarrisburg76.068376%76.068376%76%178173.780488%73.780488%74%363271.578947%71.578947%72%68371.159284%71.159284%71%755470.266480%70.266480%70%501570.208333%70.208333%70%337663.991507%63.991507%64%1,507763.636364%63.636364%64%63862.323391%62.323391%62%1,588962.000000%62.000000%62%621061.607143%61.607143%62%4831160.397727%60.397727%60%1,0631259.807074%59.807074%60%1861358.908909%58.908909%59%1,1771458.456358%58.456358%58%2,2571558.119658%58.119658%58%681657.608696%57.608696%58%8481757.101449%57.101449%57%1971856.383484%56.383484%56%1,1881955.708720%55.708720%56%1,8592055.172414%55.172414%55%2722154.404946%54.404946%54%3522251.034483%51.034483%51%742350.764526%50.764526%51%3322450.326797%50.326797%50%2312549.490835%49.490835%49%2432649.071070%49.071070%49%9,9842748.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.640916%48.640916%49%4,7602848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.228818%46.228818%46%4,1742944.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k42.629445%42.629445%43%4,6273041.277641%41.277641%41%1683141.241685%41.241685%41%1863240.450375%40.450375%40%4853340.360610%40.360610%40%2913439.410868%39.410868%39%7763534.685430%34.685430%35%4193634.086629%34.086629%34%3623734.058342%34.058342%34%1,3313832.129456%32.129456%32%6853922.911766%22.911766%23%4,57840
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 40 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Harrisburg Area

There are 3 counties in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Dauphin County to all of the counties in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dauphin County, selected other counties in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PerryCumberlandHarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDauphin57.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k152.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k248.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Dauphin County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dauphin County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceHarrisburgLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticFayetteErieLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Dauphin County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Dauphin County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaHarrisburgUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesDauphinHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k44.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Dauphin County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Harrisburg
Boroughs:
Berrysburg, Dauphin, Elizabethville, Gratz, Halifax, Highspire, Hummelstown, Lykens, Middletown, Millersburg, Paxtang, Penbrook, Pillow, Royalton, Steelton, Williamstown
Cities:
Harrisburg
Townships:
Conewago, Derry, East Hanover, Halifax, Jackson, Jefferson, Londonderry, Lower Paxton, Lower Swatara, Lykens, Middle Paxton, Mifflin, Reed, Rush, South Hanover, Susquehanna, Swatara, Upper Paxton, Washington, Wayne, West Hanover, Wiconisco, Williams
Unincorporated Places:
Bressler, Colonial Park, Enhaut, Hershey, Lawnton, Lenkerville, Linglestown, Oberlin, Palmdale, Paxtonia, Progress, Rutherford, Skyline View, Union Deposit, Wiconsico
ZIP Codes:
17005, 17017, 17018, 17020, 17022, 17023, 17028, 17030, 17032, 17033, 17034, 17036, 17048, 17057, 17061, 17078, 17080, 17097, 17098, 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113, 17120, 17980
Unified School Districts:
Central Dauphin, Derry Township, Halifax, Harrisburg, Lower Dauphin, Middletown, Millersburg, Steelton-Highspire, Susquehanna Township, Susquenita, Upper Dauphin, Williams Valley
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11, PA-15
State Senate Districts:
PA-15, PA-48
State House Districts:
PA-98, PA-103, PA-104, PA-105, PA-106, PA-125
Neighboring Counties:
Cumberland, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, York
Nearby Counties:
Adams, Berks, Carroll, Columbia, Mifflin, Montour, Snyder, Union