East York vs York

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

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

York has the higher population (44,830 vs 8,868 in East York). East York has the higher median household income ($83,030 vs $47,115 in York). East York has the higher median home value ($221,800 vs $103,100 in York).

Population, income & housing

	East York	York
Population	8,868	44,830
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,030	$47,115
Median home value	$221,800	$103,100
Median gross rent	$1,323	$958
Housing units	3,872	19,307
Homeownership rate	71.8%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East York	York
Population	8,495 → 8,868 (+4.4%)	44,022 → 44,830 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$63,343 → $83,030 (+31.1%)	$33,906 → $47,115 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $221,800 (+35.1%)	$75,900 → $103,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,323 (+23.2%)	$846 → $958 (+13.2%)

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

York

Population

44,02244,830

Median household income

$33,906$47,115

Median home value

$75,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$846$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East York	York
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.9%
75 and over	10.6%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East York	York
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	34.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East York	York
No high school diploma	6.6%	19.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East York	York
Drove alone	79.5%	66.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.8%	5.4%
Walked	1.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.1%
Other means	0.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East York	York
1-unit, detached	64.2%	21.3%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	41.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	5.1%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	East York	York
Poverty rate	8.3%	22.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1962	1941