Pittsylvania County vs York County

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

Pittsylvania 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.

York County has the higher population (70,590 vs 60,148 in Pittsylvania County). York County has the higher median household income ($108,326 vs $54,115 in Pittsylvania County). York County has the higher median home value ($411,200 vs $153,000 in Pittsylvania County).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsylvania County	York County
Population	60,148	70,590
Median age	48.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,115	$108,326
Median home value	$153,000	$411,200
Median gross rent	$856	$1,777
Housing units	29,468	28,211
Homeownership rate	78.7%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsylvania County	York County
Population	61,256 → 60,148 (-1.8%)	67,982 → 70,590 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$47,690 → $54,115 (+13.5%)	$92,069 → $108,326 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $153,000 (+23.5%)	$327,100 → $411,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $856 (+18.1%)	$1,480 → $1,777 (+20.1%)

Pittsylvania County

Population

61,25660,148

Median household income

$47,690$54,115

Median home value

$123,900$153,000

Median gross rent

$725$856

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)

	Pittsylvania County	York County
Under 5	4.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.7%
75 and over	10.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsylvania County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	66.9%
Black or African American	20.6%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsylvania County	York County
No high school diploma	14.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsylvania County	York County
Drove alone	85.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.7%	12.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsylvania County	York County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Pittsylvania County	York County
Poverty rate	15.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1981	1992