York County, Pennsylvania
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 473,197
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 473,197
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 471,240
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 456,434
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 456,449
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 3.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 456,438
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 434,972
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.6%
Female persons, percent 50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 86.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 26,460
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 4.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 193,394
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $248,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $697
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,193
Building Permits, 2025 1,589
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 181,583
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.51
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 8.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 90.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 27.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 895,663
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,297,898
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,649,532
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 7,835,178
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $16,994
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $84,829
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $41,601
Persons in poverty, percent 9.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 8,840
Total employment, 2023 176,202
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 9,609,994
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 30,770
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 6,556
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,811
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 726
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,082
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 313
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,254
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 504.7
Population per square mile, 2010 481.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 904.37
Land area in square miles, 2010 904.18
FIPS Code 42133