Androscoggin County vs York County

A side-by-side comparison of Androscoggin County and York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Androscoggin County and York County are counties in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

York County has the higher population (214,731 vs 112,323 in Androscoggin County). York County has the higher median household income ($82,904 vs $67,298 in Androscoggin County). York County has the higher median home value ($357,200 vs $232,000 in Androscoggin County).

Population, income & housing

	Androscoggin County	York County
Population	112,323	214,731
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,298	$82,904
Median home value	$232,000	$357,200
Median gross rent	$966	$1,239
Housing units	50,202	113,853
Homeownership rate	67.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Androscoggin County	York County
Population	107,602 → 112,323 (+4.4%)	204,316 → 214,731 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$53,509 → $67,298 (+25.8%)	$67,830 → $82,904 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$158,200 → $232,000 (+46.6%)	$252,300 → $357,200 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $966 (+25.3%)	$983 → $1,239 (+26.0%)

Androscoggin County

Population

107,602112,323

Median household income

$53,509$67,298

Median home value

$158,200$232,000

Median gross rent

$771$966

York County

Population

204,316214,731

Median household income

$67,830$82,904

Median home value

$252,300$357,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Androscoggin County	York County
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	13.3%
75 and over	7.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Androscoggin County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Androscoggin County	York County
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Androscoggin County	York County
Drove alone	74.1%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	3.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.1%	14.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Androscoggin County	York County
1-unit, detached	58.4%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	4.8%
20 or more units	4.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Androscoggin County	York County
Poverty rate	13.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1969	1979