York County, South Carolina

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 288,559
Median household income: $83,060
Median home value: $322,700

Home to 288,559 residents, York County is one of South Carolina's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $83,060 runs above the South Carolina figure of $66,818.

From 2019 to 2023, York County's population grew 8.5% from 265,872 to 288,559, while its median household income rose 27.1% from $65,361 to $83,060.

68.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1999.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 288,559
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,060
Median home value: $322,700
Median gross rent: $1,304
Housing units: 118,063
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

265,872288,559

Median household income

$65,361$83,060

Median home value

$201,100$322,700

Median gross rent

$980$1,304

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	265,872	$65,361	$201,100	$980
2020	273,887	$68,555	$218,400	$1,011
2021	276,569	$72,234	$238,700	$1,093
2022	282,987	$80,158	$287,600	$1,204
2023	288,559	$83,060	$322,700	$1,304

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,050	5.6%
5 to 17	52,870	18.3%
18 to 24	23,453	8.1%
25 to 34	34,826	12.1%
35 to 44	41,590	14.4%
45 to 54	40,097	13.9%
55 to 64	36,359	12.6%
65 to 74	27,202	9.4%
75 and over	16,112	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	193,671	67.1%
Black or African American	53,435	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,216	0.4%
Asian	8,030	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	1,780	0.6%
Two or more races	10,074	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,331	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,636	7.5%
High school graduate	46,237	23.6%
Some college or associate's	60,542	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	47,386	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27,385	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106,539	74.8%
Carpooled	10,208	7.2%
Public transit	615	0.4%
Walked	1,876	1.3%
Bicycle	183	0.1%
Worked from home	21,523	15.1%
Other means	1,560	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,402	22.6%
15 to 29 min	43,819	36.2%
30 to 44 min	26,002	21.5%
45 to 59 min	13,764	11.4%
60+ min	9,994	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 8.9% (25,243 of 284,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	78,691	70.5%
Nonfamily households	32,932	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	111,623	94.5%
Vacant	6,440	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	81,969	73.4%
Renter-occupied	29,654	26.6%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	80,252	68.0%
1-unit, attached	7,052	6.0%
2 to 4 units	3,258	2.8%
5 to 19 units	8,215	7.0%
20 or more units	8,321	7.0%
Mobile home & other	10,965	9.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 45091
State: South Carolina
Land area: 681 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 34.9702, -81.1832