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West York borough, York County, PA

5,092 Population
0.5 square miles 9,695.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in York County: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,365 ±$4,099 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in York County: $41,601 ±$556
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,995 ±$19,542 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in York County: $84,829 ±$1,522
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12% ±5.8% (613  ±297) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in York County: 8.4% 37,988 (±0.6% / ±2,533)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.8 minutes ±4.8 (48,575  ±7,718) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in York County: 26.3 5,298,960 (±0.4 / ±96,389)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,889 ±199 Number of households
  • York County: 181,583 ±763
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (5,092  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in York County: 2.5 455,022 (±0 / ±117)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.3% ±6.5% (81  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in York County: 5.2% † 5,259 (±0.6% / ±570)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,971 ±223 Number of housing units
  • York County: 189,857 ±264
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$123,600 ±$21,812 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in York County: $248,600 ±$2,723
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.8% ±4.6% (592  ±232.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in York County: 9.9% 45,229 (±0.5% / ±2,357.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.8% ±12.4% (2,759  ±465.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in York County: 92% 299,175 (±1.2% / ±3,784.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.1% ±6% (600  ±212.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in York County: 27.6% 89,837 (±0.6% / ±2,045.3)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.6% ±3.7% (183  ±186) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in York County: 4.2% 19,202
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.3% ±2.2% (128  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in York County: 7.3% 26,460 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
128 Total veterans ±88 109 Male ±68 19 Female ±28

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