York County, Pennsylvania

York County has a population of 462,924 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $248,600, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $84,829.

Home price
$248,600
Income
$84,829
Population
462,924
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$248,600county
Median gross rent$1,193county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,387county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,335county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,060county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,796county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$84,829county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.4%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$61,421county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.61%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here7county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths23.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county107county
Public school enrollment63511county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible51.8%county
Elementary schools64county
Middle schools24county
High schools18county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians67county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population462,924county
Land area in square miles904county
People per square mile of land512.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores60county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store22.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages8.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents108county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in9,949county
Households that moved away9,018county
Average income of arriving households$62,934county
Average income of departing households$61,585county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,589county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings35.5%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.9 incounty
Annual snowfall19.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil12.6%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband90.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.8county
Landslide risk78.9county
Hail risk23.2county
Earthquake risk88.0county
Tornado risk47.6county
Tropical cyclone risk92.4county
Extreme heat risk91.8county
Winter weather risk97.6county
Strong wind risk92.9county
Wildfire risk41.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for York County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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