James City County vs York County

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

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

James City County has the higher population (80,046 vs 70,590 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($108,326 vs $107,046 in James City County). James City County has the higher median home value ($419,200 vs $411,200 in York County).

Population, income & housing

	James City County	York County
Population	80,046	70,590
Median age	47.2 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$107,046	$108,326
Median home value	$419,200	$411,200
Median gross rent	$1,491	$1,777
Housing units	34,400	28,211
Homeownership rate	78.8%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.2%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James City County	York County
Population	74,916 → 80,046 (+6.8%)	67,982 → 70,590 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$87,678 → $107,046 (+22.1%)	$92,069 → $108,326 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$340,500 → $419,200 (+23.1%)	$327,100 → $411,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,327 → $1,491 (+12.4%)	$1,480 → $1,777 (+20.1%)

James City County

Population

74,91680,046

Median household income

$87,678$107,046

Median home value

$340,500$419,200

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,491

York County

Population

67,98270,590

Median household income

$92,069$108,326

Median home value

$327,100$411,200

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James City County	York County
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.4%	9.7%
75 and over	12.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James City County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	66.9%
Black or African American	12.8%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.6%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James City County	York County
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.3%
High school graduate	18.9%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James City County	York County
Drove alone	75.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.7%	12.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James City County	York County
1-unit, detached	67.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	11.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	James City County	York County
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1997	1992