Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 251,798
- Males: 121,013
- Females: 130,785
Ethnicity:
- White: 190,620
- Black/African American: 40,840
- Hispanic: 10,713
- Native American/Eskimo: 408
- Asian: 4,997
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 42
- Other: 235
- 2 or more: 3,943
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (216,635)
- Spanish (9,325)
- Vietnamese (1,490)
- German (1,240)
- French (970)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 10,214
- Vietnam (1,420)
- India (736)
- Mexico (701)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (495)
- Korea (358)
- Italy (322)
- United Kingdom (321)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (41,449)
- United Methodist Church, The (21,674)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (16,551)
- United Church of Christ (5,910)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (5,604)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 70,950
- Sensory: 8,340
- Physical: 18,481
- Mental: 10,695
- Self-care: 5,365
- Go outside home: 13,313
- Employment: 14,709
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,007
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 102,670
- Utility gas: 31,106
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,596
- Electricity: 29,983
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 35,123
- Coal or Coke: 1,882
- Wood: 809
- Solar Energy: 24
- Other fuel: 879
- No fuel used: 268
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 186,987
- No vehicle: 18,828
- 1 or more vehicle: 168,159
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,482
- No High School: 6,458
- Some High School: 20,607
- High School: 64,174
- Some College: 27,902
- Associate's Degree: 10,780
- College Degree: 25,279
- Master's Degree: 9,415
- Professional Degree: 4,463
- Doctoral Degree: 1,223
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 102,670
- Owners with phone: 66,841
- Owners without phone: 275
- Renters with phone: 34,521
- Renters without phone: 1,033
10 closest counties:
- Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- Perry County, Pennsylvania
- York County, Pennsylvania
- Snyder County, Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Union County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
17005, 17018, 17023, 17028, 17030, 17032, 17033, 17034, 17036, 17048, 17057, 17061, 17080, 17097, 17098, 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17105, 17106, 17107, 17108, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113, 17120, 17121, 17122, 17123, 17124, 17125, 17126, 17127, 17128, 17129, 17130, 17140, 17177
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WHTM-TV (548 TV) HARRISBURG, PA
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- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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