Leicester vs York

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

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

Leicester has the higher population (593 vs 427 in York). York has the higher median household income ($83,214 vs $78,333 in Leicester). York has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $133,900 in Leicester).

Population, income & housing

	Leicester	York
Population	593	427
Median age	35.2 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,333	$83,214
Median home value	$133,900	$168,200
Median gross rent	$1,040	—
Housing units	220	191
Homeownership rate	78.1%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leicester	York
Population	518 → 593 (+14.5%)	505 → 427 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$69,063 → $78,333 (+13.4%)	$59,107 → $83,214 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $133,900 (+17.5%)	$153,000 → $168,200 (+9.9%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,040 (+14.2%)	$827 → $819 (-1.0%)

Leicester

Population

518593

Median household income

$69,063$78,333

Median home value

$114,000$133,900

Median gross rent

$911$1,040

York

Population

505427

Median household income

$59,107$83,214

Median home value

$153,000$168,200

Median gross rent

$827$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leicester	York
Under 5	5.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	26.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	3.0%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	22.0%
75 and over	7.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leicester	York
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leicester	York
No high school diploma	8.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	27.6%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leicester	York
Drove alone	86.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.6%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leicester	York
1-unit, detached	74.1%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	25.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Leicester	York
Poverty rate	20.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1956	1972