York County, Maine

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 214,731
Median household income: $82,904
Median home value: $357,200

Home to 214,731 residents, York County is one of Maine's counties. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $82,904 runs above the Maine figure of $71,773.

From 2019 to 2023, York County's population grew 5.1% from 204,316 to 214,731, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $67,830 to $82,904.

70.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 214,731
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $82,904
Median home value: $357,200
Median gross rent: $1,239
Housing units: 113,853
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

204,316214,731

Median household income

$67,830$82,904

Median home value

$252,300$357,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,239

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	204,316	$67,830	$252,300	$983
2020	206,074	$68,932	$260,800	$1,022
2021	210,486	$73,856	$278,900	$1,090
2022	212,691	$79,743	$323,500	$1,166
2023	214,731	$82,904	$357,200	$1,239

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,589	4.5%
5 to 17	29,251	13.6%
18 to 24	15,136	7.0%
25 to 34	27,051	12.6%
35 to 44	25,700	12.0%
45 to 54	27,215	12.7%
55 to 64	34,114	15.9%
65 to 74	28,569	13.3%
75 and over	18,106	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	194,888	90.8%
Black or African American	2,303	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	259	0.1%
Asian	2,248	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.0%
Some other race	804	0.4%
Two or more races	9,745	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,457	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,883	4.9%
High school graduate	47,887	29.8%
Some college or associate's	49,411	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	35,385	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20,189	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	81,730	73.2%
Carpooled	9,080	8.1%
Public transit	650	0.6%
Walked	2,436	2.2%
Bicycle	353	0.3%
Worked from home	16,582	14.8%
Other means	877	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,113	24.3%
15 to 29 min	33,398	35.1%
30 to 44 min	22,232	23.4%
45 to 59 min	9,214	9.7%
60+ min	7,169	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 7.8% (16,428 of 211,533)

	Count	Share
Family households	57,417	63.6%
Nonfamily households	32,833	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	90,250	79.3%
Vacant	23,603	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,714	76.1%
Renter-occupied	21,536	23.9%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	79,647	70.0%
1-unit, attached	4,306	3.8%
2 to 4 units	13,685	12.0%
5 to 19 units	5,487	4.8%
20 or more units	3,877	3.4%
Mobile home & other	6,851	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 23031
State: Maine
Land area: 991 sq mi
Water area: 279 sq mi
Center point: 43.4260, -70.6684