Tega Cay vs York

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

Tega Cay and York are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tega Cay has the higher population (13,267 vs 8,697 in York). Tega Cay has the higher median household income ($141,037 vs $47,315 in York). Tega Cay has the higher median home value ($494,500 vs $161,000 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Tega Cay	York
Population	13,267	8,697
Median age	41.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$141,037	$47,315
Median home value	$494,500	$161,000
Median gross rent	$1,307	$833
Housing units	4,862	3,799
Homeownership rate	85.2%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.7%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tega Cay	York
Population	10,412 → 13,267 (+27.4%)	8,144 → 8,697 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$130,918 → $141,037 (+7.7%)	$39,969 → $47,315 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$331,100 → $494,500 (+49.4%)	$138,800 → $161,000 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,453 → $1,307 (-10.0%)	$651 → $833 (+28.0%)

Tega Cay

Population

10,41213,267

Median household income

$130,918$141,037

Median home value

$331,100$494,500

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,307

York

Population

8,1448,697

Median household income

$39,969$47,315

Median home value

$138,800$161,000

Median gross rent

$651$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tega Cay	York
Under 5	4.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	4.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	22.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.0%
75 and over	5.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tega Cay	York
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	47.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	10.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tega Cay	York
No high school diploma	1.2%	18.0%
High school graduate	15.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tega Cay	York
Drove alone	64.9%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.8%	2.9%
Other means	0.6%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tega Cay	York
1-unit, detached	76.8%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	7.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Tega Cay	York
Poverty rate	0.6%	16.1%
Average household size	2.78	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	2006	1979