Dallastown vs West York

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

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

West York has the higher population (5,081 vs 4,171 in Dallastown). West York has the higher median household income ($67,938 vs $59,423 in Dallastown). Dallastown has the higher median home value ($171,600 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	Dallastown	West York
Population	4,171	5,081
Median age	38.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,423	$67,938
Median home value	$171,600	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,130	$962
Housing units	1,778	1,959
Homeownership rate	43.3%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallastown	West York
Population	3,852 → 4,171 (+8.3%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$53,065 → $59,423 (+12.0%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $171,600 (+45.7%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,130 (+27.3%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

Dallastown

Population

3,8524,171

Median household income

$53,065$59,423

Median home value

$117,800$171,600

Median gross rent

$888$1,130

West York

Population

4,5635,081

Median household income

$40,870$67,938

Median home value

$103,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$924$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallastown	West York
Under 5	11.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	20.0%
35 to 44	17.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.8%
75 and over	4.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallastown	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	60.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	13.4%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallastown	West York
No high school diploma	10.2%	22.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallastown	West York
Drove alone	77.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	6.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallastown	West York
1-unit, detached	44.8%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	23.2%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	19.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Dallastown	West York
Poverty rate	9.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1959	1938