2024 population: 303,001 ( 21,089 from 2020)
Land area: 681.0 square miles
Population density: 444.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	200,664	66.23%	3.7%
Black:	56,845	18.76%	6.7%
Indian:	1,830	0.60%	3.0%
Asian:	12,348	4.08%	45.7%
2+ races:	6,854	2.26%	16.4%
Hispanic:	24,460	8.07%	29.9%

Total non-White:	102,337	33.77%	15.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,966	11.5
Deaths:	11,252	10.0
Net Migration:	16,201	14.4
Net Immigration:	3,347	3.0

Change in White population:	7,099	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,990	5.0

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
281,912
193,565	68.66%
53,262	18.89%
1,887	0.67%
8,475	3.01%
5,886	2.09%
18,837	6.68%
88,347	31.34%

2010
226,073
164,371	72.71%
42,608	18.85%
1,777	0.79%
3,466	1.53%
3,521	1.56%
10,075	4.46%
61,702	27.29%

2000
164,614
125,737	76.38%
31,380	19.06%
1,359	0.83%
1,481	0.90%
1,327	0.81%
3,220	1.96%
38,877	23.62%

1990
131,497
102,948	78.29%
26,265	19.97%
790	0.60%
777	0.59%
n/a
717	0.55%
28,549	21.71%

1980
106,720
80,849	75.76%
23,515	22.03%
1,351	1.27%
240	0.22%
n/a
740	0.69%
25,871	24.24%

1970
85,216
63,872	74.95%
20,674	24.26%
415	0.49%
38	0.04%
n/a
200	0.23%
21,344	25.05%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
27,126	12.0
18,521	8.2
44,722	19.8
1,229	0.5

29,194	12.9
26,645	11.8

Number	Rate
2000's
24,465	14.9
13,656	8.3
49,324	30.0
2,453	1.5

38,634	23.5
22,825	13.9

Number	Rate
1990's
20,602	15.7
11,967	9.1
20,172	15.3
696	0.5

22,789	17.3
10,328	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
18,079	16.9
9,400	8.8
16,748	15.7
n/a

22,099	20.7
2,678	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,269	14.4
n/a

16,977	19.9
4,527	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for York County, SC

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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
39.2
67,366	22.2%
235,635	77.8%
41,680	13.8%

109,013
2.56

76,392	70.1%
57,527	75.3%
7,602	10.0%
32,621	29.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
57,744	25.5%
168,329	74.5%
25,626	11.3%

85,864
2.59

61,089	71.1%
45,151	73.9%
6,882	11.3%
24,775	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
43,283	26.3%
121,331	73.7%
16,891	10.3%

61,094
2.63

45,053	73.7%
35,210	78.2%
4,278	9.5%
16,041	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
34,146	26.0%
97,351	74.0%
13,993	10.6%

46,996
2.72

36,099	76.8%
28,916	80.1%
3,057	8.5%
10,897	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
32,568	30.5%
74,152	69.5%
9,260	8.7%

34,834
2.98

28,201	81.0%
23,352	82.8%
2,025	7.2%
6,633	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for York County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,075	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,044	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,104	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,212	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,788	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,105	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,714	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,830	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,217	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,307	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,671	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,802	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,953	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,004	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,074	10.2%
$200,000 or more	12,113	11.1%

Median Household Income	80,158
Per Capita Income	41,486

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	109
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,825	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,183	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,546	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	126,347	74.3%
Unemployed	6,315	3.7%
In Armed Forces	547	0.3%

Total Labor Force	133,209	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	36,904	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57,838	47,501	54.9%
Non-Profit	2,846	5,674	33.4%
Self-Employed	7,405	4,354	63.0%

Local Government	3,148	4,997	38.6%
State Government	1,997	4,059	33.0%
Federal Government	1,038	750	58.1%

Total Private + Self	65,243	51,855	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,029	15,480	36.8%
Total	74,272	67,335	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27,554	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,720	21.0%
Professional, Technical	32,669	23.0%
Service Occupations	19,852	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	633	0.4%
All others	32,030	22.6%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	18,122	12.8%
Health care and social assistance	16,380	11.5%
Retail trade	15,223	10.7%
Educational services	11,395	8.0%
Finance and insurance	10,978	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,156	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	9,314	6.6%
Construction	8,859	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,871	4.8%
Other services	6,871	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	6,712	4.7%
Wholesale trade	5,279	3.7%
Public administration	3,960	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,969	2.1%
Information	2,658	1.9%
Utilities	2,531	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,488	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	818	0.6%
Management	163	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	78	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,065	2.85%
Puerto Rican	2,544	0.90%
Cuban	1,189	0.42%
Dominican	329	0.12%

Total Central American	2,596	0.92%
Costa Rican	248	0.09%
Guatemalan	119	0.04%
Honduran	977	0.35%
Nicaraguan	166	0.06%
Panamanian	127	0.04%
Salvadoran	959	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,940	0.69%
Argentinean	112	0.04%
Bolivian	29	0.01%
Chilean	33	0.01%
Colombian	327	0.12%
Ecuadorian	713	0.25%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	310	0.11%
Uruguayan	52	0.02%
Venezuelan	364	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,158	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,821	1.35%
Filipino	867	0.31%
Vietnamese	834	0.29%
Chinese	640	0.23%
Cambodian	292	0.10%
Korean	253	0.09%
Thai	167	0.06%
Japanese	142	0.05%
Hmong	99	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	246,036	92.1%
Spanish	11,992	4.5%
Other Indo-European	3,247	1.2%
Other Asian	1,451	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	684	0.3%
German, other Germanic	609	0.2%
Vietnamese	601	0.2%
Chinese	593	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	508	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,468	12.2%
American	32,970	11.7%
English	31,445	11.1%
Irish	31,441	11.1%
Italian	13,044	4.6%
Scotch-Irish	10,010	3.5%
Scottish	6,850	2.4%
Polish	5,616	2.0%
European	5,382	1.9%
French	4,498	1.6%
Dutch	2,588	0.9%
Swedish	1,967	0.7%
Welsh	1,845	0.7%
British	1,508	0.5%
Russian	1,468	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	274,173	96.9%
Not a citizen	8,814	3.1%

Native	266,695	94.2%
Foreign-born	16,292	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,714	2.5%	10,100	5.3%	45,976	24.0%	60,226	31.4%	44,962	23.5%	25,663	13.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,714	2.5%
9-12 Years	10,100	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,976	24.0%
Some College	60,226	31.4%
Bach. Degree	44,962	23.5%
Grad Degree	25,663	13.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	71,646	69,000	2,646	3.7%	4.9%
1991	73,307	69,382	3,925	5.4%	6.1%
1992	75,662	70,829	4,833	6.4%	6.7%
1993	77,411	72,494	4,917	6.4%	7.3%
1994	78,461	75,048	3,413	4.3%	6.2%
1995	80,592	77,655	2,937	3.6%	5.1%
1996	82,545	78,413	4,132	5.0%	5.7%
1997	84,718	81,264	3,454	4.1%	4.5%
1998	86,525	83,472	3,053	3.5%	3.6%
1999	89,156	85,754	3,402	3.8%	4.1%

2000	87,934	85,047	2,887	3.3%	3.7%
2001	88,686	84,336	4,350	4.9%	5.3%
2002	90,848	84,479	6,369	7.0%	6.4%
2003	92,947	85,595	7,352	7.9%	7.2%
2004	94,645	87,178	7,467	7.9%	7.4%
2005	96,404	89,446	6,958	7.2%	7.3%
2006	102,865	95,882	6,983	6.8%	6.9%
2007	106,071	99,935	6,136	5.8%	6.1%
2008	108,594	100,454	8,140	7.5%	7.3%
2009	113,056	97,572	15,484	13.7%	11.4%

2010	116,684	102,355	14,329	12.3%	11.3%
2011	117,525	104,847	12,678	10.8%	10.4%
2012	118,749	107,974	10,775	9.1%	9.0%
2013	119,806	110,828	8,978	7.5%	7.4%
2014	122,624	115,119	7,505	6.1%	6.3%
2015	126,603	119,739	6,864	5.4%	5.9%
2016	130,280	124,395	5,885	4.5%	4.9%
2017	133,268	128,038	5,230	3.9%	4.2%
2018	135,905	131,536	4,369	3.2%	3.4%
2019	141,202	137,449	3,753	2.7%	2.8%

2020	143,890	135,143	8,747	6.1%	6.2%
2021	145,367	140,074	5,293	3.6%	3.9%
2022	147,487	142,858	4,629	3.1%	3.2%
2023	152,682	148,386	4,296	2.8%	3.0%
2024	154,388	148,164	6,224	4.0%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	115,366
Median Value	$287,600

Occupied	109,013	94.5%
Vacant	6,353	5.5%

Owned	79,206	72.7%
Rented	29,807	27.3%
Median Rent	$1,204

Single-Family Units	85,453	74.1%
Detached	78,495	68.0%
Attached	6,958	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,799	13.7%
Mobile Homes	10,744	9.3%

York County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for York County, SC

2022 Housing Data for York County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for York County, SC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for York County, SC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for York County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for York County, SC