2024 population: 471,240 ( 14,791 from 2020)
Land area: 904.4 square miles
Population density: 521.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	371,018	78.73%	0.9%
Black:	30,492	6.47%	15.3%
Indian:	762	0.16%	6.1%
Asian:	8,911	1.89%	28.4%
2+ races:	10,088	2.14%	16.6%
Hispanic:	49,969	10.60%	27.1%

Total non-White:	100,222	21.27%	22.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,404	11.2
Deaths:	20,626	11.3
Net Migration:	9,948	5.4
Net Immigration:	4,957	2.7

Change in White population:	-3,344	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,135	4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
456,449
374,362	82.02%
26,456	5.80%
718	0.16%
6,939	1.52%
8,655	1.90%
39,319	8.61%
82,087	17.98%

2010
434,972
374,779	86.16%
22,493	5.17%
635	0.15%
5,444	1.25%
6,615	1.52%
24,397	5.61%
60,193	13.84%

2000
381,751
349,456	91.54%
13,515	3.54%
568	0.15%
3,347	0.88%
3,291	0.86%
11,296	2.96%
32,295	8.46%

1990
339,574
321,547	94.69%
10,721	3.16%
401	0.12%
2,118	0.62%
n/a
4,787	1.41%
18,027	5.31%

1980
312,963
299,296	95.63%
9,292	2.97%
145	0.05%
1,473	0.47%
n/a
2,540	0.81%
13,667	4.37%

1970
272,603
264,148	96.90%
7,182	2.63%
86	0.03%
245	0.09%
n/a
1,120	0.41%
8,455	3.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
45,524	10.5
36,940	8.5
652	0.1
5,255	1.2

-417	-0.1
21,894	5.0

Number	Rate
2000's
45,804	12.0
31,498	8.3
31,538	8.3
3,738	1.0

25,323	6.6
27,898	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
45,373	13.4
30,423	9.0
20,664	6.1
1,841	0.5

27,909	8.2
14,268	4.2

Number	Rate
1980's
43,894	14.0
27,186	8.7
11,557	3.7
n/a

22,251	7.1
4,360	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
21,780	8.0
n/a

35,148	12.9
5,212	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.1
101,294	21.5%
369,946	78.5%
87,113	18.5%

181,583
2.51

123,386	68.0%
94,773	76.8%
10,864	8.8%
58,197	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
102,014	23.5%
332,958	76.5%
61,057	14.0%

168,372
2.53

118,478	70.4%
92,544	78.1%
10,356	8.7%
49,894	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
94,057	24.6%
287,694	75.4%
51,396	13.5%

148,288
2.52

105,861	71.4%
87,066	82.2%
8,171	7.7%
42,427	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
82,432	24.3%
257,142	75.7%
44,513	13.1%

128,764
2.60

95,379	74.1%
81,427	85.4%
5,699	6.0%
33,385	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
86,037	27.5%
226,926	72.5%
35,948	11.5%

112,370
2.76

87,182	77.6%
76,058	87.2%
5,049	5.8%
25,188	22.4%

2024 Housing Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,481	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,152	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,042	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,854	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,389	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,040	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,255	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,257	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,651	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,187	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,448	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,859	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	22,138	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,657	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,169	10.6%
$200,000 or more	18,004	9.9%

Median Household Income	84,829
Per Capita Income	41,601

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,188	4.5%
Public Assistance	5,599	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,955	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	199,884	77.2%
Unemployed	9,123	3.5%
In Armed Forces	314	0.1%

Total Labor Force	209,321	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	49,547	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	91,129	71,314	56.1%
Non-Profit	8,545	18,056	32.1%
Self-Employed	11,521	6,658	63.4%

Local Government	6,144	9,338	39.7%
State Government	2,964	3,191	48.2%
Federal Government	3,297	2,310	58.8%

Total Private + Self	102,650	77,972	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,950	32,895	38.9%
Total	123,600	110,867	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%
Pct. Private + Self	77.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38,703	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	46,059	19.6%
Professional, Technical	50,408	21.5%
Service Occupations	35,486	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	638	0.3%
All others	64,011	27.3%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	35,049	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	34,950	14.9%
Retail trade	25,991	11.1%
Educational services	17,967	7.7%
Construction	17,795	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	14,677	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,301	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	12,455	5.3%
Other services	11,787	5.0%
Public administration	10,940	4.7%
Finance and insurance	10,052	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,092	3.9%
Wholesale trade	6,886	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,209	1.4%
Information	2,980	1.3%
Utilities	2,715	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,295	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,796	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	463	0.2%
Management	267	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,127	1.54%
Puerto Rican	22,920	4.95%
Cuban	979	0.21%
Dominican	6,495	1.40%

Total Central American	2,042	0.44%
Costa Rican	209	0.05%
Guatemalan	699	0.15%
Honduran	116	0.03%
Nicaraguan	139	0.03%
Panamanian	462	0.10%
Salvadoran	417	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,338	0.51%
Argentinean	292	0.06%
Bolivian	14	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.01%
Colombian	388	0.08%
Ecuadorian	346	0.07%
Paraguayan	19	0.00%
Peruvian	977	0.21%
Uruguayan	38	0.01%
Venezuelan	211	0.05%
Other South American	28	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,511	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,225	0.26%
Chinese	1,210	0.26%
Vietnamese	1,149	0.25%
Filipino	1,064	0.23%
Korean	477	0.10%
Cambodian	403	0.09%
Bhutanese	228	0.05%
Bangladeshi	127	0.03%
Japanese	93	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	401,486	91.7%
Spanish	23,449	5.4%
Other Indo-European	3,072	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,669	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,557	0.4%
Other	1,151	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,021	0.2%
Arabic	954	0.2%
Vietnamese	944	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	146,209	31.6%
Irish	55,764	12.0%
English	45,647	9.9%
American	28,909	6.2%
Italian	28,663	6.2%
Polish	13,163	2.8%
Scottish	6,936	1.5%
French	6,528	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	4,861	1.1%
European	4,771	1.0%
Welsh	4,141	0.9%
Dutch	3,787	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	3,011	0.7%
Russian	2,185	0.5%
Swiss	2,154	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	454,807	98.2%
Not a citizen	8,117	1.8%

Native	443,722	95.9%
Foreign-born	19,202	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,794	2.4%	18,396	5.7%	124,964	38.4%	84,374	25.9%	56,117	17.2%	33,720	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,794	2.4%
9-12 Years	18,396	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	124,964	38.4%
Some College	84,374	25.9%
Bach. Degree	56,117	17.2%
Grad Degree	33,720	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	374,074	356,528	17,546	4.7%
1991	374,800	354,396	20,404	5.4%
1992	379,466	355,886	23,580	6.2%
1993	379,156	359,192	19,964	5.3%
1994	379,592	362,292	17,300	4.6%
1995	386,200	370,066	16,134	4.2%
1996	391,236	373,576	17,660	4.5%
1997	393,076	377,052	16,024	4.1%
1998	391,328	376,684	14,644	3.7%
1999	397,406	383,002	14,404	3.6%

2000	419,178	405,112	14,066	3.4%
2001	422,646	404,498	18,148	4.3%
2002	422,246	401,980	20,266	4.8%
2003	420,096	399,520	20,576	4.9%
2004	429,898	410,758	19,140	4.5%
2005	438,182	419,602	18,580	4.2%
2006	445,048	426,824	18,224	4.1%
2007	451,006	433,254	17,752	3.9%
2008	457,602	436,000	21,602	4.7%
2009	453,404	416,902	36,502	8.1%

2010	459,396	421,932	37,464	8.2%
2011	460,386	426,588	33,798	7.3%
2012	465,462	431,684	33,778	7.3%
2013	462,764	432,626	30,138	6.5%
2014	460,708	435,596	25,112	5.5%
2015	465,194	442,666	22,528	4.8%
2016	470,162	448,672	21,490	4.6%
2017	468,980	448,152	20,828	4.4%
2018	469,112	450,334	18,778	4.0%
2019	472,332	453,756	18,576	3.9%

2020	465,624	428,330	37,294	8.0%
2021	473,524	449,054	24,470	5.2%
2022	477,464	459,344	18,120	3.8%
2023	480,530	466,214	14,316	3.0%
2024	480,490	464,134	16,356	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	189,857
Median Value	$248,600

Occupied	181,583	95.6%
Vacant	8,274	4.4%

Owned	138,624	76.3%
Rented	42,959	23.7%
Median Rent	$1,193

Single-Family Units	154,532	81.4%
Detached	122,089	64.3%
Attached	32,443	17.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,599	7.7%
Mobile Homes	7,743	4.1%

York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area