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West Shore School District, PA

72,346 Population
73.8 square miles 980.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in York County: 41.3 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,945 ±$3,527 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in York County: $41,018 ±$1,318
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$88,675 ±$8,683 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in York County: $81,453 ±$2,464
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.3% ±3.8% (6,929  ±2,651) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in York County: 9.4% † 43,572 (±1.3% / ±6,050)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.6 minutes ±1 (632,015  ±39,947) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in York County: 26.3 5,298,960 (±0.4 / ±96,389)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

28,026 ±2,180 Number of households
  • York County: 185,039 ±1,416
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.2 (68,757  ±7,354) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in York County: 2.5 463,683 (±0 / ±94)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.2% ±4.7% (1,162  ±694) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in York County: 4.3% † 4,377 (±0.9% / ±915)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

28,666 ±2,156 Number of housing units
  • York County: 192,110 ±62
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$273,100 ±$13,470 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in York County: $275,200 ±$6,483
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±4% (9,357  ±2,983.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in York County: 10% † 46,904 (±1.4% / ±6,342.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.7% ±2.7% (47,503  ±3,888.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in York County: 92.4% 307,160 (±2.4% / ±8,076.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.3% ±3.7% (20,144  ±2,464) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in York County: 29.3% 97,198 (±1.4% / ±4,793.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.3% ±4.8% (7,469  ±3,516) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in York County: 4.5% 20,982
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±1.4% (2,945  ±837) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in York County: 7.6% 27,999 (±0.6% / ±2,302)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,945 Total veterans ±837 2,444 Male ±719 501 Female ±344

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