Aroostook County vs York County

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

Aroostook 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 67,227 in Aroostook County). York County has the higher median household income ($82,904 vs $54,254 in Aroostook County). York County has the higher median home value ($357,200 vs $131,700 in Aroostook County).

Population, income & housing

	Aroostook County	York County
Population	67,227	214,731
Median age	48.4 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,254	$82,904
Median home value	$131,700	$357,200
Median gross rent	$736	$1,239
Housing units	38,444	113,853
Homeownership rate	74.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aroostook County	York County
Population	67,809 → 67,227 (-0.9%)	204,316 → 214,731 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$41,123 → $54,254 (+31.9%)	$67,830 → $82,904 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$99,600 → $131,700 (+32.2%)	$252,300 → $357,200 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$574 → $736 (+28.2%)	$983 → $1,239 (+26.0%)

Aroostook County

Population

67,80967,227

Median household income

$41,123$54,254

Median home value

$99,600$131,700

Median gross rent

$574$736

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)

	Aroostook County	York County
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.3%
75 and over	10.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aroostook County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aroostook County	York County
No high school diploma	8.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aroostook County	York County
Drove alone	78.8%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.1%	14.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aroostook County	York County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Aroostook County	York County
Poverty rate	14.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1971	1979