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Paxtang, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Paxtang is a Census borough of 1,662 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Dauphin County. Median household income is $87,083, 83.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paxtang
What Paxtang is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,095
- County holding the largest share of its areaDauphin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paxtang
How many people live in Paxtang
- Population1,662
- Median age39.7
- Population under 18317
- Share under 1819.1 percent
- Population 65 and over260 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households698
- Family households434
- Share of households that are families62.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paxtang
Income and work in Paxtang
- Median household income$87,083
- Per capita income$40,602
- Civilian labor force1,073
- Employed1,002
- Unemployed71 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over1,195
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paxtang
Housing in Paxtang
- Housing units712
- Occupied units698
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied579
- Renter occupied119 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate83.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$180,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,091
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units622
- Share single family87.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more12.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paxtang
How Paxtang gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute843
- Commuting under 15 minutes285 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Drove alone68.2 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home15.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paxtang
Flood risk in Paxtang
- NFIP communityBorough of Paxtang
- NFIP community number420390
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Borough of Paxtang participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420390 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dauphin County, not Paxtang
Dauphin County context, not Paxtang figures
- Establishments in Dauphin County6,951
- Covered employment, Dauphin County190,296
- Average annual pay, Dauphin County$68,012
- Housing units permitted, Dauphin County499
Every figure in this section is published for Dauphin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Paxtang.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Paxtang questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paxtang, Pennsylvania?
1,662, in 698 households. Paxtang borough covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 4,095 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paxtang in?
Dauphin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Paxtang?
$87,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $180,400. Median gross rent is $1,091 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Paxtang in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paxtang appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paxtang, borough of, community 420390, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Paxtang figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dauphin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Paxtang.
Is zoning published for Paxtang?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.