Dickinson's Living Circumstances

Carlisle Area School District Overview

Dickinson College located in Carlisle Area School District area. A total of 15,002 households are located in Carlisle Area School District area. Among them, 4,208 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,699 and 9,711 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.93% (1,034) of residents are non-citizens and 8.41% (2,972) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Carlisle Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	15,002
Population	35,319
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,208 (28.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,699
Total Students	9,711
Pre-Kindergarten	411
Kindergarten	290
Grade 1-8	3,349
Grade 9-12	1,821
College/Graduate School	3,840
Veterans	29,634
Non-citizen	1,034
Non-English Home Language	2,972
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

30,913 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,301 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,856 people are in civilian labor force and 445 are in armed labor force. 19,105 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Carlisle Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,089	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,664	76.82%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,357	7.11%
Public transportation	95	0.50%
Walked	1,560	8.17%
Other method	356	1.86%
Worked from home	1,057	5.54%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,105	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,186	37.61%
Service	3,780	19.79%
Sales and office	3,976	20.81%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,160	6.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,003	15.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,105	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	140	0.73%
Construction	727	3.81%
Manufacturing	1,905	9.97%
Wholesale trade	404	2.11%
Retail trade	2,598	13.60%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,401	7.33%
Information	235	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	953	4.99%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,919	10.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,821	25.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,524	7.98%
Other services, except public administration	1,072	5.61%
Public administration	1,406	7.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,105	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,365	80.42%
Government workers	2,735	14.32%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	999	5.23%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,420 for the 15,002 households in Carlisle Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $31,631. 35,612 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.91%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,002	-
Less than $10,000	660	4.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	580	3.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,222	8.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,597	10.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,733	11.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,842	18.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,091	13.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,494	16.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	880	5.87%
More than $200,000	903	6.02%
Median Household Income	$63,507	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,420	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,372	-
Less than $10,000	291	3.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	147	1.57%
$15,000 - $24,999	340	3.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	742	7.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	923	9.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,684	17.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,668	17.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,984	21.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	803	8.57%
More than $200,000	790	8.43%

Median Family Income	$83,805	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$101,713	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,631	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$55,265	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$55,265	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,131	-
With health insurance coverage	35,612	95.91%
Public coverage	11,737	31.61%
Private health insurance	29,284	78.87%
Without health insurance coverage	1,519	4.09%

Housing

There are 16,169 housing units in Carlisle Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 15,002 units (92.78%) occupied. 9,254 houses (61.69%) are occupied by owner and 5,748 houses (38.31%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,200 and the average rental cost is $894. 336 houses (2.08%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,446 houses (33.68%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,169	-
Occupied	15,002	92.78%
Owner Occupied	9,254	61.69%
Renter Occupied	5,748	38.31%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,586	53.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,279	20.28%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,583	22.16%
Mobile Homes	716	4.43%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,169	-
Built 2014 or later	336	2.08%
Built 2010 - 2013	278	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,555	9.62%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,575	9.74%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,678	10.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,408	14.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,518	9.39%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,375	8.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,446	33.68%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,169	-
1 room	165	1.02%
2 rooms	146	0.90%
3 rooms	1,292	7.99%
4 rooms	2,308	14.27%
5 rooms	2,686	16.61%
6 rooms	2,857	17.67%
7 rooms	2,185	13.51%
8 rooms	1,773	10.97%
9 rooms or more	2,757	17.05%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,169	-
no bedroom	169	1.05%
1 bedroom	1,943	12.02%
2 bedrooms	3,791	23.45%
3 bedrooms	6,743	41.70%
4 bedrooms	2,793	17.27%
5 bedrooms or more	730	4.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,254	-
Less than $50,000	351	3.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	784	8.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,990	21.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,962	21.20%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,566	27.73%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,233	13.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	290	3.13%
$1,000,000 or more	78	0.84%
Median House Value	$185,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,535	-
Less than $500	491	8.87%
$500 - $999	2,848	51.45%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,462	26.41%
$1,500 - $1,999	343	6.20%
$2,000 - $2,499	254	4.59%
$2,500 - $2,999	137	2.48%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$894	-

Demographic

A total of 38,101 people lives in Carlisle Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 18,493 male and 19,608 female. The males to female ratio is 48.54 to 51.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,101	-
Male	18,493	48.54%
Female	19,608	51.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,101	-
Under 5 years	2,687	7.05%
5 - 9 years	1,692	4.44%
10 - 14 years	2,349	6.17%
15 - 19 years	3,146	8.26%
20 - 24 years	2,679	7.03%
25 - 34 years	5,092	13.36%
35 - 44 years	4,131	10.84%
45 - 54 years	5,025	13.19%
55 - 59 years	2,478	6.50%
60 - 64 years	2,333	6.12%
65 - 74 years	3,888	10.20%
75 - 84 years	1,674	4.39%
85 years and older	927	2.43%
Median Age	37.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,101	-
One Race	36,589	96.03%
White	33,116	86.92%
Black or African American	2,207	5.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.16%
Asian	546	1.43%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.10%
Other	622	1.63%

Two or more races	1,512	3.97%
White and Black or African American	703	1.85%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	118	0.31%
White and Asian	238	0.62%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	89	0.23%