Parkville vs West York

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

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

Parkville has the higher population (8,354 vs 5,081 in West York). Parkville has the higher median household income ($74,509 vs $67,938 in West York). Parkville has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	Parkville	West York
Population	8,354	5,081
Median age	36.2 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,509	$67,938
Median home value	$207,100	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,181	$962
Housing units	3,355	1,959
Homeownership rate	71.6%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkville	West York
Population	7,234 → 8,354 (+15.5%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$65,496 → $74,509 (+13.8%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $207,100 (+33.4%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,138 → $1,181 (+3.8%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

Parkville

Population

7,2348,354

Median household income

$65,496$74,509

Median home value

$155,300$207,100

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,181

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)

	Parkville	West York
Under 5	5.8%	14.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	20.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.8%
75 and over	5.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkville	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	60.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkville	West York
No high school diploma	10.7%	22.1%
High school graduate	46.1%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkville	West York
Drove alone	86.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkville	West York
1-unit, detached	52.7%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	29.4%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Parkville	West York
Poverty rate	14.4%	12.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1979	1938