York County, Pennsylvania

56 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 459,312
Median household income: $82,238
Median home value: $235,000

Home to 459,312 residents, York County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 56 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $82,238 runs above the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, York County's population grew 3.1% from 445,565 to 459,312, while its median household income rose 23.7% from $66,457 to $82,238.

The typical home was built around 1976. 8.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 459,312
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,238
Median home value: $235,000
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 188,608
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

445,565459,312

Median household income

$66,457$82,238

Median home value

$177,100$235,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	445,565	$66,457	$177,100	$957
2020	447,628	$68,940	$183,300	$972
2021	454,605	$72,543	$191,000	$1,025
2022	457,051	$79,183	$220,700	$1,094
2023	459,312	$82,238	$235,000	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,011	5.4%
5 to 17	76,019	16.6%
18 to 24	36,119	7.9%
25 to 34	56,588	12.3%
35 to 44	57,415	12.5%
45 to 54	58,924	12.8%
55 to 64	64,584	14.1%
65 to 74	49,997	10.9%
75 and over	34,655	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	367,605	80.0%
Black or African American	24,941	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	195	0.0%
Asian	6,367	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	99	0.0%
Some other race	2,220	0.5%
Two or more races	16,111	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41,774	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27,804	8.6%
High school graduate	122,457	38.0%
Some college or associate's	84,239	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	55,071	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32,592	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	178,771	78.5%
Carpooled	16,969	7.4%
Public transit	1,737	0.8%
Walked	3,503	1.5%
Bicycle	520	0.2%
Worked from home	24,005	10.5%
Other means	2,290	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,465	25.3%
15 to 29 min	78,605	38.6%
30 to 44 min	38,962	19.1%
45 to 59 min	16,465	8.1%
60+ min	18,293	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.6% (38,560 of 450,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	122,360	67.9%
Nonfamily households	57,847	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	180,207	95.5%
Vacant	8,401	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136,655	75.8%
Renter-occupied	43,552	24.2%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120,919	64.1%
1-unit, attached	31,946	16.9%
2 to 4 units	12,210	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8,989	4.8%
20 or more units	6,231	3.3%
Mobile home & other	8,313	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42133
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 904 sq mi
Water area: 6.37 sq mi
Center point: 39.9218, -76.7289