York County, SC Demographic Data
York County, SC Summary
York County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 234,635
- Area: 695.81 sq. miles
- Land Area: 680.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 337.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 618.11 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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York County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
134,064
52%
50.8
Male
124,462
48%
49.2
Total Population
258,526
323,128,000
York County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16,028
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,875
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
19,659
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,006
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,759
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
31,931
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
35,431
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
38,059
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
17,147
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
15,054
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
22,441
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,281
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,855
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
195,328
75.6%
77.2
Female
102,837
52.6%
51.3
Male
92,491
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
184,684
71.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
43,848
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,577
13.8%
15.2
Female
19,782
55.6%
55.8
Male
15,795
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
York County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
252,417
97.6%
96.8
White
191,332
74.0%
72.6
Black or African American
48,293
18.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,027
0.8%
0.8
Asian
4,854
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
115
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5,796
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,109
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,699
5.3%
17.8
Mexican
6,990
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,455
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,808
0.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,446
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
244,827
94.7%
82.2
York County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7,088
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11,294
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
44,709
25.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
39,563
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
18,795
10.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34,538
19.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
17,212
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
18,382
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
154,817
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51,750
29.8%
31.2
York County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
58,309
28.3%
33.7%
Now Married
110,127
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
21,466
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
4,668
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
11,394
5.5
5.8%
York County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
225,865
93.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16,633
6.9%
21.6%
Spanish
10,571
4.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,387
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,163
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
512
0.2%
1.1%
York County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,999
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,109
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,781
7.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,354
8.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,007
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
18,738
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,797
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15,495
15.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,867
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,981
6.1%
6.4
Median household income
60,767
57,617
Per capita income
30,589
31,128
York County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
803
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,836
7.0%
9.8
Construction
5,917
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,886
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,815
7.0%
6.6
Information
2,358
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,178
15.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,261
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15,483
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
3,955
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
16,381
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
8,320
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,455
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,866
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
46,384
36.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
19,075
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
34,134
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,189
12.8%
18.1%
York County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
124,719
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
104,238
83.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11,283
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
309
0.2%
5.1
Walked
958
0.8%
2.7
Other means
737
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
7,194
5.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.7
26.6
York County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,600
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
26,178
26.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
41,217
42.0%
37.1
3 or more
26,133
26.6%
21.0
York County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
98,128
94.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
68,780
70.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
29,348
29.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,987
5.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
York County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
104,115
1 room
1,281
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
1,427
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
4,247
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
16,679
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
21,859
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
19,892
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
12,408
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
10,792
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15,530
14.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
York County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
104,115
1-unit, detached
70,171
67.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,982
5.7%
5.9
2-units
873
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,387
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,562
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,376
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
5,348
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
11,381
10.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
35
0.0%
0.1
York County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,867
2.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,610
1.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,753
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,912
5.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
14,226
13.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,916
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20,613
19.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
28,735
27.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,199
5.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,284
3.2%
1.4%
York County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
42,969
43.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,828
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
51,123
52.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
709
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,107
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
278
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
114
0.1%
1.1
York County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
46,346
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
968
2.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
1,063
2.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,713
3.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,150
9.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,141
19.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
12,488
26.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,823
36.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
26,534
57.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,839
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,187
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,793
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,895
12.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
98
0.0%
0.0%
York County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
27,154
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
55
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
63
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
492
1.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,109
4.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,544
9.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,628
31.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
14,263
52.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,194
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
886
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,305
16.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,296
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,231
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,907
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,160
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,101
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,348
0.0%
0.0%
York County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
68,780
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,200
4.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8,327
12.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13,201
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14,120
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,089
20.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12,211
17.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,381
4.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
251
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
180,700
205,000
