Westmoreland County vs York County

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

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

York County has the higher population (459,312 vs 353,345 in Westmoreland County). York County has the higher median household income ($82,238 vs $72,468 in Westmoreland County). York County has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $193,100 in Westmoreland County).

Population, income & housing

	Westmoreland County	York County
Population	353,345	459,312
Median age	47.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,468	$82,238
Median home value	$193,100	$235,000
Median gross rent	$843	$1,150
Housing units	168,406	188,608
Homeownership rate	78.3%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Westmoreland County	York County
Population	352,590 → 353,345 (+0.2%)	445,565 → 459,312 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$60,471 → $72,468 (+19.8%)	$66,457 → $82,238 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $193,100 (+26.1%)	$177,100 → $235,000 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $843 (+16.9%)	$957 → $1,150 (+20.2%)

Westmoreland County

Population

352,590353,345

Median household income

$60,471$72,468

Median home value

$153,100$193,100

Median gross rent

$721$843

York County

Population

445,565459,312

Median household income

$66,457$82,238

Median home value

$177,100$235,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Westmoreland County	York County
Under 5	4.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.9%
75 and over	9.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Westmoreland County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Westmoreland County	York County
No high school diploma	4.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	35.2%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Westmoreland County	York County
Drove alone	78.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	1.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Westmoreland County	York County
1-unit, detached	77.1%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Westmoreland County	York County
Poverty rate	10.0%	8.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1964	1976