McKnightstown vs York Springs

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

McKnightstown 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 728 in McKnightstown). McKnightstown has the higher median household income ($111,923 vs $75,750 in York Springs). McKnightstown has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $181,100 in York Springs).

Population, income & housing

	McKnightstown	York Springs
Population	728	871
Median age	41.3 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$111,923	$75,750
Median home value	$185,900	$181,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,045
Housing units	297	245
Homeownership rate	79.8%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKnightstown	York Springs
Population	163 → 728 (+346.6%)	811 → 871 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$30,964 → $111,923 (+261.5%)	$55,625 → $75,750 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$341,900 → $185,900 (-45.6%)	$139,800 → $181,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$916 → $1,045 (+14.1%)

McKnightstown

Population

163728

Median household income

$30,964$111,923

Median home value

$341,900$185,900

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)

	McKnightstown	York Springs
Under 5	10.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	22.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	6.3%	18.6%
35 to 44	21.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	4.8%
65 to 74	30.5%	11.5%
75 and over	6.2%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKnightstown	York Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	45.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	13.9%
Two or more races	9.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	39.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKnightstown	York Springs
No high school diploma	6.0%	22.3%
High school graduate	41.7%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKnightstown	York Springs
Drove alone	84.0%	65.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKnightstown	York Springs
1-unit, detached	77.1%	45.3%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	McKnightstown	York Springs
Poverty rate	3.8%	15.6%
Average household size	2.78	3.80
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1938	1962