York County, Pennsylvania

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York County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (156th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	462,924	13,018,639	334,922,499	156th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,829	$77,971	$80,734	427th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	40.9	38.9	1790th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.6%	35.2%	35.7%	959th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$248,600	$254,500	$332,700	905th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,193	$1,209	$1,413	549th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.7%	12.5%	2784th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.3%	5.2%	1594th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	511.9	291.0	n/a	328th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	7.7%	14.1%	1200th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	863rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	69.3%	65.2%	1310th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.3	26.3	26.4	1128th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.4%	15.6%	15.1%	730th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2724th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	46.2%	46.9%	1001st of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.9%	n/a	n/a	696th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.6%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.3	44.6	61.4

Age in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	41.1	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	181,583	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,601	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.9%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	189,857	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.3%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,006	$3,311	n/a

Education in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.4%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.2%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.9%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.4%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in York County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	York County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.7%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.4%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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