Spry vs West York

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

Spry 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 4,857 in Spry). Spry has the higher median household income ($88,529 vs $67,938 in West York). Spry has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $113,400 in West York).

Population, income & housing

	Spry	West York
Population	4,857	5,081
Median age	45.3 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,529	$67,938
Median home value	$215,600	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,412	$962
Housing units	2,248	1,959
Homeownership rate	73.0%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spry	West York
Population	4,588 → 4,857 (+5.9%)	4,563 → 5,081 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$77,564 → $88,529 (+14.1%)	$40,870 → $67,938 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$175,600 → $215,600 (+22.8%)	$103,300 → $113,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,412 (+17.5%)	$924 → $962 (+4.1%)

Spry

Population

4,5884,857

Median household income

$77,564$88,529

Median home value

$175,600$215,600

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,412

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)

	Spry	West York
Under 5	3.5%	14.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	20.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	19.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	5.8%
75 and over	6.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spry	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	60.8%
Black or African American	2.8%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	8.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spry	West York
No high school diploma	4.6%	22.1%
High school graduate	32.9%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spry	West York
Drove alone	84.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spry	West York
1-unit, detached	60.7%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	39.9%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Spry	West York
Poverty rate	8.5%	12.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1973	1938