Horry County vs York County

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

Horry 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.

Horry County has the higher population (368,937 vs 288,559 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($83,060 vs $64,623 in Horry County). York County has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $260,500 in Horry County).

Population, income & housing

	Horry County	York County
Population	368,937	288,559
Median age	48.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,623	$83,060
Median home value	$260,500	$322,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,304
Housing units	211,686	118,063
Homeownership rate	75.8%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horry County	York County
Population	332,172 → 368,937 (+11.1%)	265,872 → 288,559 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$50,704 → $64,623 (+27.5%)	$65,361 → $83,060 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$181,500 → $260,500 (+43.5%)	$201,100 → $322,700 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,181 (+23.1%)	$980 → $1,304 (+33.1%)

Horry County

Population

332,172368,937

Median household income

$50,704$64,623

Median home value

$181,500$260,500

Median gross rent

$959$1,181

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)

	Horry County	York County
Under 5	4.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.8%	9.4%
75 and over	8.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horry County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	67.1%
Black or African American	11.8%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horry County	York County
No high school diploma	8.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horry County	York County
Drove alone	78.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	15.1%
Other means	2.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horry County	York County
1-unit, detached	52.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	7.0%
20 or more units	12.5%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Horry County	York County
Poverty rate	12.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1998	1999