Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dauphin County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 251,798 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 251,798 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,404 4.1%
Male 120,853 48.0%     Mexican 1,487 0.6%
Female 130,945 52.0%     Puerto Rican 6,364 2.5%
          Cuban 396 0.2%
Under 5 years 15,490 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 2,157 0.9%
5 to 9 years 17,722 7.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 241,394 95.9%
10 to 14 years 17,901 7.1%     White alone 190,347 75.6%
15 to 19 years 15,429 6.1%        
20 to 24 years 13,626 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 34,206 13.6%       Total population 251,798 100.0%
35 to 44 years 41,547 16.5%   In households 245,011 97.3%
45 to 54 years 37,479 14.9%     Householder 102,670 40.8%
55 to 59 years 12,410 4.9%     Spouse 48,916 19.4%
60 to 64 years 10,144 4.0%     Child 71,348 28.3%
65 to 74 years 18,667 7.4%       Own child under 18 years 55,173 21.9%
75 to 84 years 12,934 5.1%     Other relatives 10,598 4.2%
85 years and over 4,243 1.7%       Under 18 years 4,436 1.8%
          Nonrelatives 11,479 4.6%
Median age (years) 37.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,872 2.3%
        In group quarters 6,787 2.7%
18 years and over 190,685 75.7%     Institutionalized population 4,876 1.9%
  Male 89,696 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,911 0.8%
  Female 100,989 40.1%        
21 years and over 182,673 72.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 41,865 16.6%       Total households 102,670 100.0%
65 years and over 35,844 14.2%   Family households (families) 66,132 64.4%
  Male 14,307 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 30,474 29.7%
  Female 21,537 8.6%     Married couple family 48,916 47.6%
            With own children under 18 years 20,234 19.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 13,287 12.9%
One race 247,138 98.1%       With own children under 18 years 8,111 7.9%
  White 194,158 77.1%   Nonfamily households 36,538 35.6%
  Black or African American 42,580 16.9%     Householder living alone 30,786 30.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 415 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 10,622 10.3%
  Asian 4,931 2.0%        
    Asian Indian 1,142 0.5%   Households with individuals under 18 years 33,394 32.5%
    Chinese 841 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 24,831 24.2%
    Filipino 209 0.1%        
    Japanese 134 0.1%   Average household size 2.39 (X)
    Korean 361 0.1%   Average family size 2.98 (X)
    Vietnamese 1,725 0.7%        
    Other Asian1 519 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 82 0.0%       Total housing units 111,133 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 26 0.0%   Occupied housing units 102,670 92.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.0%   Vacant housing units 8,463 7.6%
    Samoan 10 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 570 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 32 0.0%        
  Some other race 4,972 2.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1% (X)
Two or more races 4,660 1.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 197,910 78.6%       Occupied housing units 102,670 100.0%
Black or African American 45,454 18.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 67,136 65.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,309 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 35,534 34.6%
Asian 5,666 2.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 218 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.54 (X)
Some other race 6,324 2.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.09 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.