York County, PA Demographic Data
York County, PA Summary
York County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 437,846
- Area: 910.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 904.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.54 sq. miles
- Population Density: 480.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 620.73 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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York County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
225,041
51%
50.8
Male
218,703
49%
49.2
Total Population
443,744
323,128,000
York County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25,153
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
26,448
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
29,531
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
28,226
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
26,156
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
54,087
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
52,902
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64,721
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
34,333
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
27,967
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
42,681
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
21,806
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,733
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
345,451
77.8%
77.2
Female
176,833
51.2%
51.3
Male
168,618
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
328,304
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
89,770
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
74,220
16.7%
15.2
Female
41,353
55.7%
55.8
Male
32,867
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
York County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
433,340
97.7%
96.8
White
391,834
88.3%
72.6
Black or African American
25,561
5.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
943
0.2%
0.8
Asian
6,918
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
994
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
1,919
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
432
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
90
0.0%
0.2
Korean
699
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,272
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
1,512
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
231
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
7,853
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,404
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
31,900
7.2%
17.8
Mexican
10,965
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11,169
2.5%
1.7
Cuban
848
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,918
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
411,844
92.8%
82.2
York County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
8,984
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22,656
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
126,295
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
49,894
16.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
25,786
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
48,456
15.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
26,159
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
31,640
10.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
276,590
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
74,615
24.2%
31.2
York County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
105,181
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
188,604
52.0%
47.5
Divorced
40,284
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
7,171
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
21,372
5.9
5.8%
York County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
389,758
93.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
28,833
6.9%
21.6%
Spanish
18,133
4.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,031
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,970
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
699
0.2%
1.1%
York County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,251
4.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,932
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,150
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
15,564
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
20,719
12.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
38,192
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
23,745
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
28,438
16.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,489
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6,405
3.8%
6.4
Median household income
62,462
57,617
Per capita income
29,610
31,128
York County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,986
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17,517
7.9%
9.8
Construction
14,699
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
47,267
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11,064
5.0%
6.6
Information
3,300
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
35,305
16.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11,466
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21,164
9.6%
11.4
Public administration
10,881
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
25,623
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14,203
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6,204
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21,014
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
72,973
33.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
39,376
17.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
49,043
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
38,273
17.3%
18.1%
York County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
214,094
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
184,403
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
15,607
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,617
0.8%
5.1
Walked
3,445
1.6%
2.7
Other means
1,290
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
7,732
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.2
26.6
York County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8,979
5.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
49,183
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
69,915
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
41,808
24.6%
21.0
York County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
169,885
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
128,886
75.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
40,999
24.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,578
6.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
York County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
181,463
1 room
1,789
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3,351
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
7,039
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
16,992
9.4%
16.5
5 rooms
31,456
17.3%
19.8
6 rooms
36,176
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
30,425
16.8%
12.0
8 rooms
23,847
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
30,388
16.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
York County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
181,463
1-unit, detached
118,607
65.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
29,377
16.2%
5.9
2-units
5,267
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,421
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,045
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,868
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
4,691
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
9,055
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
132
0.1%
0.1
York County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
34,774
19.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9,920
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
18,904
10.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
15,214
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
25,584
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
19,545
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
27,223
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
25,237
13.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,478
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,584
0.9%
1.4%
York County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
91,402
53.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12,955
7.6%
4.7
Electricity
34,441
20.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22,877
13.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
1,240
0.7%
0.1
Wood
5,154
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
41
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1,117
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
658
0.4%
1.1
York County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
87,205
47295100.0
Less than $500
748
0.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,434
2.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,868
5.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,526
12.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
13,021
14.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
21,629
24.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
33,979
39.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
36,962
42.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
16,577
19.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,264
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,128
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16,097
18.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
177
0.0%
0.0%
York County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
39,202
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
123
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
250
0.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,643
4.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
3,632
9.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,800
27.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
22,754
58.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,797
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
884
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,410
11.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,926
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,610
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,191
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,745
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14,594
37.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,523
0.0%
0.0%
York County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
128,886
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7,069
5.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,580
9.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28,299
22.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
34,006
26.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29,150
22.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,260
12.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,935
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
587
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
172,000
205,000
