Abbottstown vs York Springs

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

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

York Springs has the higher population (871 vs 804 in Abbottstown). York Springs has the higher median household income ($75,750 vs $72,266 in Abbottstown). Abbottstown has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $181,100 in York Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Abbottstown	York Springs
Population	804	871
Median age	41.9 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,266	$75,750
Median home value	$196,500	$181,100
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,045
Housing units	322	245
Homeownership rate	74.4%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbottstown	York Springs
Population	874 → 804 (-8.0%)	811 → 871 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$60,833 → $72,266 (+18.8%)	$55,625 → $75,750 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $196,500 (+34.1%)	$139,800 → $181,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,069 (+4.3%)	$916 → $1,045 (+14.1%)

Abbottstown

Population

874804

Median household income

$60,833$72,266

Median home value

$146,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,069

York Springs

Population

811871

Median household income

$55,625$75,750

Median home value

$139,800$181,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbottstown	York Springs
Under 5	7.8%	10.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	22.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	18.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	7.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	4.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.5%
75 and over	3.2%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbottstown	York Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	45.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	13.9%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	39.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbottstown	York Springs
No high school diploma	13.3%	22.3%
High school graduate	49.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbottstown	York Springs
Drove alone	82.1%	65.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	24.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbottstown	York Springs
1-unit, detached	66.8%	45.3%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Abbottstown	York Springs
Poverty rate	8.5%	15.6%
Average household size	2.63	3.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1972	1962