| 2000 Census: Summary of Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin | |||||||||||
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| One Race | |||||||||||
| Geographic Area | Total Population | Total Population Over 18 | Total One Race | White | Black or African American | American Indian and Alaska Native | Asian | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | Some other race | Two or more races | Hispanic or Latino (origin any race) |
| Pennsylvania | 12 281 054 | 9 358 833 | 12 138 830 | 10 484 203 | 1 224 612 | 18 348 | 219 813 | 3 417 | 188 437 | 142 224 | 394 088 |
| Dauphin County | 251 798 | 190 685 | 247 138 | 194 158 | 42 580 | 415 | 4 931 | 82 | 4 972 | 4 660 | 10 404 |
| Berrysburg borough | 354 | 285 | 354 | 351 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Conewago township | 2 847 | 2 093 | 2 827 | 2 779 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 |
| Dauphin borough | 773 | 584 | 765 | 759 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Derry township | 21 273 | 16 410 | 21 020 | 19 710 | 355 | 15 | 843 | 5 | 92 | 253 | 297 |
| East Hanover township | 5 322 | 3 872 | 5 264 | 5 160 | 38 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 101 |
| Elizabethville borough | 1 344 | 1 033 | 1 334 | 1 315 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Gratz borough | 676 | 547 | 675 | 673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Halifax borough | 875 | 647 | 866 | 861 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Halifax township | 3 329 | 2 461 | 3 312 | 3 274 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
| Harrisburg city | 48 950 | 35 144 | 47 169 | 15 527 | 26 841 | 183 | 1 384 | 35 | 3 199 | 1 781 | 5 724 |
| Highspire borough | 2 720 | 2 181 | 2 665 | 2 356 | 223 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 139 |
| Hummelstown borough | 4 360 | 3 333 | 4 323 | 4 230 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| Jackson township | 1 728 | 1 359 | 1 723 | 1 696 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 21 |
| Jefferson township | 327 | 253 | 325 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Londonderry township | 5 224 | 3 914 | 5 170 | 5 106 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 35 |
| Lower Paxton township | 44 424 | 34 428 | 43 825 | 38 431 | 3 680 | 46 | 1 194 | 10 | 464 | 599 | 1 053 |
| Lower Swatara township | 8 149 | 6 240 | 8 063 | 7 636 | 250 | 4 | 125 | 1 | 47 | 86 | 156 |
| Lykens borough | 1 937 | 1 485 | 1 917 | 1 888 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 |
| Lykens township | 1 095 | 770 | 1 088 | 1 085 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Middle Paxton township | 4 823 | 3 761 | 4 792 | 4 727 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 34 |
| Middletown borough | 9 242 | 7 113 | 9 045 | 8 204 | 678 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 85 | 197 | 294 |
| Mifflin township | 662 | 453 | 661 | 651 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Millersburg borough | 2 562 | 2 033 | 2 554 | 2 524 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| Paxtang borough | 1 570 | 1 187 | 1 542 | 1 390 | 100 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 63 |
| Penbrook borough | 3 044 | 2 243 | 2 931 | 2 354 | 464 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 57 | 113 | 140 |
| Pillow borough | 304 | 240 | 303 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed township | 182 | 142 | 179 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Royalton borough | 963 | 742 | 948 | 919 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| Rush township | 180 | 142 | 180 | 175 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Hanover township | 4 793 | 3 462 | 4 758 | 4 679 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 38 |
| Steelton borough | 5 858 | 4 172 | 5 651 | 3 634 | 1 823 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 141 | 207 | 438 |
| Susquehanna township | 21 895 | 17 092 | 21 461 | 16 487 | 4 241 | 24 | 479 | 4 | 226 | 434 | 492 |
| Swatara township | 22 611 | 17 530 | 22 118 | 17 680 | 3 613 | 28 | 394 | 11 | 392 | 493 | 1 071 |
| Upper Paxton township | 3 930 | 3 017 | 3 922 | 3 887 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Washington township | 2 047 | 1 516 | 2 033 | 2 013 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
| Wayne township | 1 184 | 859 | 1 178 | 1 174 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| West Hanover township | 6 505 | 5 043 | 6 483 | 6 332 | 75 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 35 |
| Wiconisco township | 1 168 | 907 | 1 163 | 1 153 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Williams township | 1 135 | 871 | 1 125 | 1 117 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Williamstown borough | 1 433 | 1 121 | 1 426 | 1 419 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Source: US Census Bureau | Prepared by the Pennsylvania State Data Center | ||||||||||