York County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for York County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

York County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (100th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (98th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	71,005	8,705,170	334,922,499	780th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,956	$93,170	$80,734	100th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	39.0	38.9	2158th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	50.0%	42.2%	35.7%	98th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$433,200	$383,700	$332,700	220th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,827	$1,579	$1,413	89th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.6%	9.9%	12.5%	3144th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.3%	5.2%	1830th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	678.2	220.5	n/a	259th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	13.1%	14.1%	572nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.1	n/a	n/a	145th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	67.3%	65.2%	2085th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	27.3	26.4	1863rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.4%	18.3%	15.1%	483rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2935th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.2%	48.7%	46.9%	175th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.4%	n/a	n/a	150th 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, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	60.7	61.4

Age in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	39.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	26,968	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.4%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,374	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.2%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.2%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	28,506	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,794	$2,790	n/a

Education in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in York County, Virginia

Statistic	York County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.0%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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