Red Lion vs West York

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

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

Red Lion has the higher population (6,494 vs 5,081 in West York). West York has the higher median household income ($67,938 vs $63,672 in Red Lion). Red Lion has the higher median home value ($172,000 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	Red Lion	West York
Population	6,494	5,081
Median age	35.3 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,672	$67,938
Median home value	$172,000	$113,400
Median gross rent	$863	$962
Housing units	2,841	1,959
Homeownership rate	59.4%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Lion	West York
Population	6,322 → 6,494 (+2.7%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$58,003 → $63,672 (+9.8%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $172,000 (+43.9%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $863 (+4.6%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

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

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)

	Red Lion	West York
Under 5	4.3%	14.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	21.6%	20.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.8%
75 and over	7.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Lion	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	60.8%
Black or African American	4.8%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Lion	West York
No high school diploma	14.8%	22.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Lion	West York
Drove alone	79.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	4.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Lion	West York
1-unit, detached	29.7%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	32.6%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	6.8%
20 or more units	9.7%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Red Lion	West York
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1944	1938