Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA

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US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.2

1.06% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$67,135

7.82% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA borders Cumberland (West) & Perry Counties--Carlisle Borough PUMA, PA, Cumberland County (East) PUMA, PA, Dauphin County (Outer)--Hershey PUMA, PA, and York County (North)--Weigelstown PUMA, PA.

Photo by Governor Tom Wolf

United States Pennsylvania

Economy

The economy of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA employs 82.4k people. The largest industries in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA are Restaurants & Food Services (5,600 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,254 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,929 people), and the highest paying industries are Sugar & confectionery products ($120,409), Other health care services ($119,729), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($115,177).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

82.4k

2022 Value

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 1.64%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,988 people), Customer service representatives (2,252 people), and Cashiers (2,003 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

82.4k

2022 Value

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 1.64%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,600 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,254 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,929 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,049), Public Administration ($68,655), and Information ($63,065).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,304), Public Administration ($60,180), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,514).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA awarded 3,382 degrees. The student population of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $23,900.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (43.3k), Bachelors Degree (26.4k), and Some college (23.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,135

Median Household Income

± $1,933

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.422

2022 Wage GINI in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA

0.426

2021 Wage GINI in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA

In 2022, the income inequality in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA was 0.422 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.816% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.5% of the population of Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 47.8% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1216 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1222 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,216 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,216 patients per year. This represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1,222 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.47%

Uninsured

47.8%

Employer Coverage

22.2%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.