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York County, PA

471,240 Population
904.4 square miles 521.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,018 ±$1,318 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,453 ±$2,464 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.4% ±1.3% (43,572  ±6,050) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 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)

27.2 minutes ±0.9 (5,618,285  ±244,477) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

185,039 ±1,416 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (463,683  ±94) Persons per household
  • 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

4.3% ±0.9% (4,377  ±915) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

192,110 ±62 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

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

10% ±1.4% (46,904  ±6,342.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.4% ±2.4% (307,160  ±8,076.6) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
29.3% ±1.4% (97,198  ±4,793.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 80 percent of 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

4.5% (20,982  ±3,430) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±0.6% (27,999  ±2,302) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
27,999 Total veterans ±2,302 25,498 Male ±2,106 2,501 Female ±867

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