Berkeley County vs York County

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

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

York County has the higher population (288,559 vs 238,723 in Berkeley County). York County has the higher median household income ($83,060 vs $82,327 in Berkeley County). York County has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $280,300 in Berkeley County).

Population, income & housing

	Berkeley County	York County
Population	238,723	288,559
Median age	36.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$82,327	$83,060
Median home value	$280,300	$322,700
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,304
Housing units	97,512	118,063
Homeownership rate	74.1%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkeley County	York County
Population	215,044 → 238,723 (+11.0%)	265,872 → 288,559 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$63,309 → $82,327 (+30.0%)	$65,361 → $83,060 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$185,500 → $280,300 (+51.1%)	$201,100 → $322,700 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,518 (+36.9%)	$980 → $1,304 (+33.1%)

Berkeley County

Population

215,044238,723

Median household income

$63,309$82,327

Median home value

$185,500$280,300

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,518

York County

Population

265,872288,559

Median household income

$65,361$83,060

Median home value

$201,100$322,700

Median gross rent

$980$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkeley County	York County
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkeley County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	67.1%
Black or African American	22.9%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.3%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkeley County	York County
No high school diploma	9.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	28.6%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkeley County	York County
Drove alone	78.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	15.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkeley County	York County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Berkeley County	York County
Poverty rate	10.3%	8.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2000	1999