County profile
Dauphin County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#201 of 3,127 US counties by GDP51st-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$28.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
157,994
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,951
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
293,351
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$76.2k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
34.4%±1.1%
Poverty rate
12.9%±0.9%
Business applications
3,998 · 2025
Retail establishments
884
30.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Hershey CompanyConsumer Defensive$11.7B83B+2Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.6B71B3Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———4Hershey Creamery Company, Inc.Consumer Defensive———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care39%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation14%
Transportation11%
Admin & support11%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
293,351
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $62.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,733
International migration+6,547
Natural change+1,893
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$24.1B2019
$23.0B2020
$24.6B2021
$26.2B2022
$27.7B2023
$28.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$236.4k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
5.1%±0.5%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$78.0M
329 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Strong wind 93Hurricane 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4122016
4212017
4362018
4552019
4742020
5222021
5952022
6512023
6932024
7292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 20216752021
8992022
7322023
4992024
3292025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
13.3 km
NS
Nearest port
21.1 km
MILLERSBURG FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
24.8 km
HARRISBURG INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.2k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Dauphin?
Dauphin's economy produced $28.9B in 2024, growing 4.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.