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York County, SC

298,320 Population
681 square miles 438 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,768 ±$1,602 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $38,097 ±$443
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,356 ±$5,232 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $67,804 ±$1,049
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±1.8% (28,533  ±5,224) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 13.9% 726,799 (±0.5% / ±24,733)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.4 minutes ±0.5 (3,312,530  ±85,394) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

113,164 ±2,303 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,177,733 ±10,033
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (294,917  ±53) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,234,462
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.6% ±1.5% (2,625  ±1,117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 67,375 (±0.4% / ±4,960)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

123,625 ±38 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,490,327 ±211
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$383,600 ±$16,623 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $272,900 ±$2,295
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.5% ±1.7% (28,180  ±4,940.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 12.4% 661,235 (±0.4% / ±23,384.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.1% ±4% (190,107  ±8,144.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.2% 3,378,472 (±0.9% / ±33,037.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
39.6% ±2.5% (80,902  ±5,169.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 32.9% 1,232,848 (±0.5% / ±19,277.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% (21,457  ±3,691) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.9% 316,438
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±0.9% (14,891  ±2,005) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 349,871 (±0.3% / ±11,007)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,891 Total veterans ±2,005 13,911 Male ±1,777 980 Female ±556

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