Dauphin County Information
Dauphin in
Pennsylvania occupies
558 square miles and has a 2006 population of
254,176, a change from a 2000 population of
251,798 and
237,813 in 1990.
11.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
14.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,135 acts of violent crime reported in
Dauphin in 2004, a change from
784 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
5,559 people:
4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Dauphin, Pennsylvania in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Dauphin | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Land Area | 558 sq. miles | Ranked 1,976 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 254,176 | Ranked 240 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 252,949 | |
| Population 2000 | 251,798 | Ranked 226 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 237,813 | Ranked 211 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 77.8% | |
| African American | 17.8% | |
| Asian American | 2.5% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,135 | 784 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 14 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 91 | |
| Robberies | 503 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 527 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 7,024 | 6,645 |
| Burglaries | 1,277 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5,379 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 368 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 136,296 | 131,303 |
| Unemployed Population | 5,559 | 4,654 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 3.5% |
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