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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of York is $14,872, which is much lower than the state average of $28,912 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. York median household income is $28,819, which has grown by 8.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average York residents spend 22.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1704

York, PA	14,872 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

York, PA	21,042 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

York, PA	24,924 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

York, PA	17,829 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1663

York, PA	28,819 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

York, PA	37,918 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1190

York, PA	8.85%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	York, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.37%	$7,028, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.87%	$13,651, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.24%	$2,814, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.55%	$12,525, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

York, PA	32,082 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

York, PA	41,443 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$31,501, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$24,415, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,253, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$48,068, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,833, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,903, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$17,471, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$15,804, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$28,364, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,663, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$26,741, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	32,814, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	15,607, 47.56%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,205, 65.39%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,205, 65.39%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,822, 76.65%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,383, 23.35%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,402, 34.61%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	17,207, 52.44%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,699, 56.37%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,699, 56.37%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,913, 81.59%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,786, 18.41%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,508, 43.63%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,236, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,069, 72.65%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,490, 9.78%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	908, 5.96%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,177, 7.73%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	371, 2.44%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	221, 1.45%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

York, PA	22.0 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,735	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	7,822, 49.71%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,208, 15.44%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,479, 18.91%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,246, 15.93%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.12%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	702, 8.97%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,723, 34.81%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	7,913, 50.29%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,814, 22.92%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,426, 30.66%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,222, 28.08%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 0.35%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 0.23%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,316, 16.63%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	York, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,735, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	53, 0.34%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	787, 5.00%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,122, 19.84%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	416, 2.64%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,164, 13.75%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	818, 5.20%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	415, 2.64%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	364, 2.31%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,442, 9.16%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,102, 19.71%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,899, 12.07%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	456, 2.90%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	697, 4.43%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	York, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,241	37.90%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,300	34.41%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.