Emigsville vs West York

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

Emigsville 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 3,942 in Emigsville). Emigsville has the higher median household income ($68,299 vs $67,938 in West York). Emigsville has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	Emigsville	West York
Population	3,942	5,081
Median age	39.1 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,299	$67,938
Median home value	$196,600	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,372	$962
Housing units	1,505	1,959
Homeownership rate	78.6%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emigsville	West York
Population	3,032 → 3,942 (+30.0%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $68,299 (+39.4%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $196,600 (+36.6%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,372 (+15.1%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

Emigsville

Population

3,0323,942

Median household income

$49,000$68,299

Median home value

$143,900$196,600

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,372

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)

	Emigsville	West York
Under 5	4.8%	14.1%
5 to 17	22.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	20.0%
35 to 44	19.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	5.8%
75 and over	2.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emigsville	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	60.8%
Black or African American	4.2%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emigsville	West York
No high school diploma	9.9%	22.1%
High school graduate	45.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emigsville	West York
Drove alone	85.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emigsville	West York
1-unit, detached	76.8%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Emigsville	West York
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1958	1938