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Central Dauphin School District

Central Dauphin School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 104,750. The median household income is $87,466 and the median age is 40.7.

104,750

Population

872

People / sq mi

$87,466

Median Income

40.7

Median Age

Central Dauphin School District covers 120 sq mi of land at 872.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White65.3%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian45.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$87,466

Median Household Income

$44,492

Per Capita Income

4.3%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$256,100

Median Home Value

$1,363

Median Rent

71.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.7%

High School+

36.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Central Dauphin School District serves a community with a population of 104,750 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Central Dauphin School District is $87,466, with a per capita income of $44,492. The poverty rate is 4.3%.

Central Dauphin School District is 65.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 45.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Central Dauphin School District, 91.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 36.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Central Dauphin School District is $256,100, with a median rent of $1,363. The homeownership rate is 71.4%.

Data for Central Dauphin School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4205400).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.