East York vs Red Lion

A side-by-side comparison of East York and Red Lion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East York has the higher population (8,868 vs 6,494 in Red Lion). East York has the higher median household income ($83,030 vs $63,672 in Red Lion). East York has the higher median home value ($221,800 vs $172,000 in Red Lion).

Population, income & housing

	East York	Red Lion
Population	8,868	6,494
Median age	40.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,030	$63,672
Median home value	$221,800	$172,000
Median gross rent	$1,323	$863
Housing units	3,872	2,841
Homeownership rate	71.8%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East York	Red Lion
Population	8,495 → 8,868 (+4.4%)	6,322 → 6,494 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$63,343 → $83,030 (+31.1%)	$58,003 → $63,672 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $221,800 (+35.1%)	$119,500 → $172,000 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,323 (+23.2%)	$825 → $863 (+4.6%)

East York

Population

8,4958,868

Median household income

$63,343$83,030

Median home value

$164,200$221,800

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,323

Red Lion

Population

6,3226,494

Median household income

$58,003$63,672

Median home value

$119,500$172,000

Median gross rent

$825$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East York	Red Lion
Under 5	5.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	21.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.5%
75 and over	10.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East York	Red Lion
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	85.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East York	Red Lion
No high school diploma	6.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	31.6%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East York	Red Lion
Drove alone	79.5%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East York	Red Lion
1-unit, detached	64.2%	29.7%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	32.6%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	14.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	East York	Red Lion
Poverty rate	8.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1962	1944