2022 population: 461,058 ( 26,086 from 2010 , 4,616 from 2020)
Land area: 904.4 square miles
Population density: 509.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	372,267	80.74%	0.7%
Black:	28,385	6.16%	26.2%
Indian:	728	0.16%	14.6%
Asian:	7,535	1.63%	38.4%
2+ races:	9,563	2.07%	44.6%
Hispanic:	42,580	9.24%	74.5%

Total non-White:	88,791	19.26%	47.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,591	11.6
Deaths:	11,550	12.7
Net Migration:	4,504	4.9
Net Immigration:	899	1.0

Change in White population:	-2,512	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,598	6.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

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
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):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
99,907	21.7%
361,151	78.3%
83,046	18.0%

178,543
2.51

122,391	68.5%
93,723	76.6%
11,202	9.2%
56,152	31.5%

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%

2022 Housing Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,467	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,995	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,124	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,572	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,067	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,012	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,954	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,314	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,805	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,696	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,855	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,106	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,157	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,627	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,919	9.5%
$200,000 or more	14,873	8.3%

Median Household Income	79,183
Per Capita Income	38,926

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,067	4.5%
Public Assistance	5,415	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,094	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	200,367	76.5%
Unemployed	8,755	3.3%
In Armed Forces	258	0.1%

Total Labor Force	209,380	80.0%
Not in Labor Force	52,369	20.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	89,553	72,038	55.4%
Non-Profit	8,081	17,252	31.9%
Self-Employed	11,358	6,365	64.1%

Local Government	6,102	7,787	43.9%
State Government	2,661	3,333	44.4%
Federal Government	3,900	1,876	67.5%

Total Private + Self	100,911	78,403	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,744	30,248	40.7%
Total	121,655	108,651	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,176	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	47,509	20.6%
Professional, Technical	49,127	21.3%
Service Occupations	35,313	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	506	0.2%
All others	63,523	27.5%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	35,368	15.3%
Health care and social assistance	34,699	15.0%
Retail trade	25,749	11.2%
Construction	16,765	7.3%
Educational services	16,736	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	13,625	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	13,612	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,599	5.5%
Other services	11,285	4.9%
Public administration	10,860	4.7%
Finance and insurance	10,300	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,256	3.6%
Wholesale trade	7,583	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,113	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,680	1.2%
Utilities	2,484	1.1%
Information	2,480	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,878	0.8%
Management	288	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	288	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,152	1.35%
Puerto Rican	19,513	4.27%
Cuban	763	0.17%
Dominican	6,704	1.47%

Total Central American	1,551	0.34%
Costa Rican	116	0.03%
Guatemalan	556	0.12%
Honduran	135	0.03%
Nicaraguan	40	0.01%
Panamanian	262	0.06%
Salvadoran	442	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,438	0.53%
Argentinean	166	0.04%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	145	0.03%
Colombian	622	0.14%
Ecuadorian	311	0.07%
Paraguayan	22	0.00%
Peruvian	996	0.22%
Uruguayan	42	0.01%
Venezuelan	125	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,822	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,523	0.33%
Indian	1,228	0.27%
Filipino	940	0.21%
Vietnamese	858	0.19%
Korean	592	0.13%
Cambodian	290	0.06%
Laotian	263	0.06%
Bangladeshi	95	0.02%
Thai	89	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	396,730	91.8%
Spanish	22,820	5.3%
Other Indo-European	3,170	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,622	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,307	0.3%
Other	1,146	0.3%
Chinese	1,142	0.3%
Arabic	1,123	0.3%
Other Asian	893	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	146,020	31.9%
Irish	53,752	11.8%
English	40,338	8.8%
American	30,850	6.7%
Italian	29,929	6.5%
Polish	13,222	2.9%
Scottish	7,416	1.6%
French	6,865	1.5%
European	5,304	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	5,083	1.1%
Welsh	3,975	0.9%
Dutch	3,941	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	3,346	0.7%
Swiss	2,883	0.6%
Russian	2,746	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	448,300	98.1%
Not a citizen	8,751	1.9%

Native	437,188	95.7%
Foreign-born	19,863	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,288	2.6%	20,179	6.3%	123,005	38.5%	84,046	26.3%	53,120	16.6%	31,094	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,288	2.6%
9-12 Years	20,179	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	123,005	38.5%
Some College	84,046	26.3%
Bach. Degree	53,120	16.6%
Grad Degree	31,094	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	187,450
Median Value	$220,700

Occupied	178,543	95.2%
Vacant	8,907	4.8%

Owned	134,921	75.6%
Rented	43,622	24.4%
Median Rent	$1,094

Single-Family Units	152,107	81.1%
Detached	120,252	64.2%
Attached	31,855	17.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,454	8.2%
Mobile Homes	8,331	4.4%

York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for York-Hanover, PA Metro Area

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