East York vs West York

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

East York and West York 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 5,081 in West York). East York has the higher median household income ($83,030 vs $67,938 in West York). East York has the higher median home value ($221,800 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	East York	West York
Population	8,868	5,081
Median age	40.6 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,030	$67,938
Median home value	$221,800	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,323	$962
Housing units	3,872	1,959
Homeownership rate	71.8%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East York	West York
Population	8,495 → 8,868 (+4.4%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$63,343 → $83,030 (+31.1%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $221,800 (+35.1%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,323 (+23.2%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

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

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)

	East York	West York
Under 5	5.2%	14.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	20.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	5.8%
75 and over	10.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East York	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	60.8%
Black or African American	3.5%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East York	West York
No high school diploma	6.6%	22.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East York	West York
Drove alone	79.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	11.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East York	West York
1-unit, detached	64.2%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	6.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	East York	West York
Poverty rate	8.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1962	1938