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West York borough, York County, PA

5,081 Population
0.5 square miles 9,674.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.5 ±4.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in York County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,866 ±$2,555 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in York County: $40,530 ±$552
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$67,938 ±$18,320 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in York County: $82,238 ±$1,228
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

12.8% ±7.1% (649  ±360) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in York County: 8.6% 38,560 (±0.5% / ±2,193)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

21 minutes ±4.6 (45,240  ±6,975) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in York County: 26.6 5,411,760 (±0.3 / ±98,017)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,876 ±140 Number of households
  • York County: 180,207 ±705
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.7 ±0.2 (5,081  ±20) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in York County: 2.5 451,220 (±0 / ±132)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

6.7% ±3.4% (88  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in York County: 5.3% † 5,296 (±0.6% / ±631)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

1,959 ±164 Number of housing units
  • York County: 188,608 ±132
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$113,400 ±$26,638 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in York County: $235,000 ±$2,604
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

7.5% ±4.2% (376  ±208) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in York County: 10.4% 47,227 (±0.5% / ±2,437.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

77.9% ±12.3% (2,584  ±436.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in York County: 91.4% 294,359 (±1.2% / ±3,749.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
16.1% ±5.6% (535  ±188.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in York County: 27.2% 87,663 (±0.6% / ±2,074)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

8% ±4.6% (406  ±234) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in York County: 4.4% 20,205
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

4.3% ±2.3% (160  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in York County: 7.5% 26,651 (±0.4% / ±1,324)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
160 Total veterans ±86 143 Male ±76 17 Female ±25

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