McCool Junction vs York

A side-by-side comparison of McCool Junction and York: population, income, housing, and more.

McCool Junction and York are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

York has the higher population (8,114 vs 740 in McCool Junction). McCool Junction has the higher median household income ($115,833 vs $62,632 in York). York has the higher median home value ($170,900 vs $138,500 in McCool Junction).

Population, income & housing

	McCool Junction	York
Population	740	8,114
Median age	25.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,833	$62,632
Median home value	$138,500	$170,900
Median gross rent	$847	$887
Housing units	299	3,762
Homeownership rate	85.5%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCool Junction	York
Population	389 → 740 (+90.2%)	7,841 → 8,114 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $115,833 (+115.5%)	$57,755 → $62,632 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $138,500 (+10.8%)	$132,300 → $170,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $847 (+10.9%)	$714 → $887 (+24.2%)

McCool Junction

Population

389740

Median household income

$53,750$115,833

Median home value

$125,000$138,500

Median gross rent

$764$847

York

Population

7,8418,114

Median household income

$57,755$62,632

Median home value

$132,300$170,900

Median gross rent

$714$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCool Junction	York
Under 5	4.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	27.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	19.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	4.3%	11.3%
75 and over	5.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCool Junction	York
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCool Junction	York
No high school diploma	2.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	30.9%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCool Junction	York
Drove alone	84.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCool Junction	York
1-unit, detached	96.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	McCool Junction	York
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	10
Median year structure built	1938	1970