York County, Maine (ME)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 16,268
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 54,170
Renter-occupied apartments: 21,526 (it was 20,393 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 29% |
Land area: 991 sq. mi.
Water area: 280.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 217 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail trade (12.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 191,44189.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,9755.6%Two or more races
- 4,3842.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,6511.2%Asian alone
- 2,0861.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,7900.8%Some other race alone
- 2110.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 530.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 45.3 years |
| Maine median age: | 44.7 years |
| Males: 105,700 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 108,891 |  (50.7%) |
| York County: | 2.0 people |
| Maine: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $73,875 ($43,630 in 1999)
| This county: | $73,875 |
| Maine: | $64,767 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,024 (lower quartile is $724, upper quartile is $1,256)
| This county: | $1024 |
| State: | $848 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $334,600 (it was $119,500 in 2000)
| York: | $334,600 |
| Maine: | $252,100 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,679Detached houses: $374,001
Here: $374,001 State: $325,684 Townhouses or other attached units: $363,476
Here: $363,476 State: $307,286 In 2-unit structures: $281,964
Here: $281,964 State: $368,314 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $439,657
Here: $439,657 State: $288,675 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,442
Here: $257,442 State: $303,328 Mobile homes: $76,972
Here: $76,972 State: $81,154
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $614
Institutionalized population: 1,264
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 28
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 47
- Thefts: 212
- Auto thefts: 7
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 56
- Thefts: 201
- Auto thefts: 20
Health of residents in York County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.77.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
46.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in York County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.77.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
52.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
76.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
71.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.
34.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1252 buildings, average cost: $264,200
- 2020: 951 buildings, average cost: $257,900
- 2019: 795 buildings, average cost: $249,700
- 2018: 895 buildings, average cost: $232,100
- 2017: 874 buildings, average cost: $215,000
- 2016: 775 buildings, average cost: $219,500
- 2015: 683 buildings, average cost: $203,900
- 2014: 589 buildings, average cost: $212,500
- 2013: 649 buildings, average cost: $204,400
- 2012: 544 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2011: 401 buildings, average cost: $196,300
- 2010: 546 buildings, average cost: $194,600
- 2009: 454 buildings, average cost: $189,600
- 2008: 483 buildings, average cost: $185,800
- 2007: 1011 buildings, average cost: $157,000
- 2006: 1379 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2005: 1427 buildings, average cost: $178,300
- 2004: 1592 buildings, average cost: $158,000
- 2003: 1440 buildings, average cost: $153,700
- 2002: 1391 buildings, average cost: $141,600
- 2001: 1275 buildings, average cost: $130,200
- 2000: 1256 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 1999: 1225 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 1998: 1142 buildings, average cost: $110,200
- 1997: 829 buildings, average cost: $106,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,425 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,244 (1.0%)
| York County: | 8.0% |
| Maine: | 11.5% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 45.3 years old
(Males: 43.4 years old, Females: 46.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.0 years old, Black residents: 40.2 years old, American Indian residents: 47.6 years old, Asian residents: 39.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.8 years old, Other race residents: 25.2 years old)
Area name: York County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in York County is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $831 a month.
Cities in this county include: Biddeford, Saco, York, Sanford, Wells, Old Orchard Beach, Buxton, South Berwick, Waterboro, Eliot.
2019 air pollution in York County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: co.york.me.us
Neighboring counties: Ada County, Idaho 
, Cayuga County, New York , Lincoln County, Wyoming , Camas County, Idaho , Livingston County, New York , Hughes County, South Dakota , Manitowoc County, Wisconsin .
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Maine: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 8,279
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,892 (64.2% naturalized citizens)
| York County: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,4132010 or later
- 9412000 to 2009
- 1,6731990 to 1999
- 7761980 to 1989
- 5591970 to 1979
- 2,860Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79,737
- One, attached: 3,695
- Two: 5,939
- 3 or 4: 5,732
- 5 to 9: 4,441
- 10 to 19: 1,395
- 20 to 49: 3,080
- 50 or more: 1,706
- Mobile homes: 7,712
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Housing units in York County with a mortgage: 46,116 (5,806 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 4,535 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,342
| Here: | 95.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 94.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for York County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 40,283 | 16 |
| Mainline Protestant | 11,480 | 64 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,086 | 51 |
| Other | 1,847 | 18 |
| Orthodox | 625 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
| None | 136,691 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 45
| York County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 42
| This county: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 85
| York County: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
| This county: | 12.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| York County: | 7.7% |
| Maine: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| York County: | 24.0% |
| State: | 25.0% |
Agriculture in York County:
Average size of farms: 84 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,372
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $854.14
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30,188
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,720
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.28%
Vegetables: 913 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 429 acres
Earthquake activity:
York County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 10.5 miles away from York County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 168.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 187.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 168.3 miles away from York County center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Maine Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4208: March 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4208, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Maine Winter Storm, Snow Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4108: March 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4108, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Flood, Snow
- Maine Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4032: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4032, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1920: July 01, 2010, FEMA Id: 1920, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Maine Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 23, 2010 to March 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1891: March 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1891, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Maine Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1815: January 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1815, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Maine Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3298: December 15, 2008, FEMA Id: 3298, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 18, 2008 to August 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1788: September 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1788, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2006 to May 23, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1644: May 25, 2006, FEMA Id: 1644, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in York County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 16, Winter Storms: 6, Snows: 5, Winds: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58,569 (66.3%)
- Carpooled: 7,162 (8.1%)
- Bus: 231 (0.3%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 76 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 447 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 357 (0.4%)
- Walked: 2,333 (2.6%)
- Worked at home: 19,190 (21.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Canada (20%)
- Germany (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Cambodia (5%)
- England (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Afghanistan (4%)
- English (20%)
- French Canadian (14%)
- Irish (13%)
- American (10%)
- French (except Basque) (10%)
- Italian (4%)
- German (4%)
People in group quarters in York County, Maine in 2010:
- 1,125 people in college/university student housing
- 977 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 361 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 207 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 155 people in group homes intended for adults
- 64 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 64 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 57 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 29 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 27 people in military ships
- 23 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 16 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in York County, Maine in 2000:
- 881 people in nursing homes
- 411 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 377 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 140 people in religious group quarters
- 136 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 112 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 95 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 75 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 57 people in other group homes
- 30 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 19 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 16 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 16 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
7.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($90,127 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.53% |
| Maine average: | 7.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.51% relocated from other counties in Maine ($17,696 average AGI)
5.02% relocated from other states ($72,431 average AGI)
York County: 5.02% Maine average: 3.89%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Cumberland County, ME |  1.83% ($55,489 average AGI) |
| from Strafford County, NH | 0.61% ($63,395) |
| from Rockingham County, NH | 0.44% ($88,084) |
| from Middlesex County, MA | 0.42% ($306,987) |
| from Essex County, MA | 0.31% ($102,483) |
| from Hillsborough County, NH | 0.16% ($90,386) |
| from Suffolk County, MA | 0.13% ($202,770) |
6.00% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,754 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.00% |
| Maine average: | 5.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.46% relocated to other counties in Maine ($22,851 average AGI)
3.54% relocated to other states ($44,903 average AGI)
York County: 3.54% Maine average: 2.63%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Cumberland County, ME | 1.55% ($59,071 average AGI) |
| to Strafford County, NH | 0.48% ($61,629) |
| to Rockingham County, NH | 0.32% ($79,737) |
| to Androscoggin County, ME | 0.21% ($39,985) |
| to Oxford County, ME | 0.14% ($46,947) |
| to Middlesex County, MA | 0.14% ($82,296) |
| to Kennebec County, ME | 0.13% ($50,525) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 33,596 (27,702 aged, 5,894 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,842 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in York County, Maine in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,715)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,384)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,751)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,705)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,581)
- Unspecified dementia (1,504)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (908)
- Congestive heart failure (708)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (654)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (621)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,060
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 185
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,916
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,040
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 828
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 97
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 116.6. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 61.2
- Poisoning - 25.5
- Suffocation - 21.1
- Other - 8.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 214,591- Male householders: 39,984 (9,866 living alone), Female householders: 50,923 (15,523 living alone)
45,228 spouses (44,554 opposite-sex spouses), 8,912 unmarried partners, (8,592 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 51,982 children (47,732 natural, 1,536 adopted, 2,714 stepchildren), 2,844 grandchildren, 1,014 brothers or sisters, 1,850 parents, 0 foster children, 3,435 other relatives, 5,355 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,064
Size of family households: 29,897 2-persons, 14,000 3-persons, 9,480 4-persons, 2,894 5-persons, 1,980 6-persons, 542 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 25,389 1-person, 6,222 2-persons, 453 3-persons, 50 5-persons.
24,026 married couples with children.
10,948 single-parent households (2,582 men, 8,366 women).
94.0% of residents of York speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,210,567,000 ($6,042 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $335,589,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $521,175,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $179,422,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,174,000
Federal grants: $164,011,000
Federal procurement contracts: $111,474,000 ($96,963,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $233,312,000 ($206,736,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,450,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $89,528,000
Federal Government insurance: $509,215,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,025| Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,405
| Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +459
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +12,727
| Here: | +63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +28 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.22 millions of gallons per day (26% from ground, 74% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in York County, Maine
- 5072020 or later
- 9,4682010 to 2019
- 15,3442000 to 2009
- 10,1351990 to 1999
- 17,2931980 to 1989
- 15,9441970 to 1979
- 8,5821960 to 1969
- 8,2121950 to 1959
- 4,6161940 to 1949
- 23,3671939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in York County, Maine
- 681 room
- 422 rooms
- 2,0423 rooms
- 8,6484 rooms
- 15,3105 rooms
- 13,5616 rooms
- 11,3007 rooms
- 9,2548 rooms
- 10,4839+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in York County, Maine
- 1,4031 room
- 8882 rooms
- 3,6983 rooms
- 5,5814 rooms
- 4,5245 rooms
- 2,5516 rooms
- 1,0457 rooms
- 3288 rooms
- 1819+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in York County, Maine
- 68no bedroom
- 2,6511 bedroom
- 15,8992 bedrooms
- 36,0293 bedrooms
- 13,1244 bedrooms
- 2,9375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in York County, Maine
- 1,403no bedroom
- 5,3141 bedroom
- 7,7772 bedrooms
- 4,9933 bedrooms
- 6414 bedrooms
- 715+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in York County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,483no vehicle
- 19,4391 vehicle
- 30,7852 vehicles
- 12,0323 vehicles
- 4,5484 vehicles
- 2,4215+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in York County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,005no vehicle
- 10,4811 vehicle
- 6,0602 vehicles
- 1,3263 vehicles
- 3274 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.0% of York County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Maine.
| York County: | 88.0% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 103,675
- Other state: 100,496
- Northeast: 76,953
- Midwest: 6,569
- South: 9,996
- West: 6,978
- 63.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.0%Electricity
- 5.8%Wood
- 3.1%Utility gas
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 54.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.4%Electricity
- 14.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.5%Utility gas
- 2.1%Other fuel
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.4%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,559
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Maine: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 445
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Maine: | 10.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,940
| Here: | 35.7% |
| Maine: | 32.4% |
York County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $4,099,000
Other: $4,099,000
- Construction - General - Other: $249,000
General - Other: $249,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $10,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,610,000
Police Protection: $4,604,000
Police Protection: $4,062,000
General - Other: $2,382,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,354,000
General - Other: $2,101,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,077,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Central Staff Services: $1,057,000
Financial Administration: $760,000
Financial Administration: $670,000
Health - Other: $563,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Local Fire Protection: $35,000
Local Fire Protection: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $316,000
Interest on Debt: $316,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
General Revenue - Other: $139,000
Rents: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Rents: $34,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,234,000
Cash and Securities: $8,632,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $495,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,742,000
Other: $2,574,000
- Tax - Property: $18,236,000
Property: $16,722,000
York County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $4,099,000
Other: $4,099,000
- Construction - General - Other: $249,000
General - Other: $249,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $10,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,610,000
Police Protection: $4,604,000
Police Protection: $4,062,000
General - Other: $2,382,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,354,000
General - Other: $2,101,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,077,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Central Staff Services: $1,057,000
Financial Administration: $760,000
Financial Administration: $670,000
Health - Other: $563,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Local Fire Protection: $35,000
Local Fire Protection: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $316,000
Interest on Debt: $316,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
General Revenue - Other: $139,000
Rents: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Rents: $34,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,234,000
Cash and Securities: $8,632,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $495,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,742,000
Other: $2,574,000
- Tax - Property: $18,236,000
Property: $16,722,000
York County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $4,099,000
Other: $4,099,000
- Construction - General - Other: $249,000
General - Other: $249,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $10,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,610,000
Police Protection: $4,604,000
Police Protection: $4,062,000
General - Other: $2,382,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,354,000
General - Other: $2,101,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,077,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Central Staff Services: $1,057,000
Financial Administration: $760,000
Financial Administration: $670,000
Health - Other: $563,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Local Fire Protection: $35,000
Local Fire Protection: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $316,000
Interest on Debt: $316,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
General Revenue - Other: $139,000
Rents: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Rents: $34,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,234,000
Cash and Securities: $8,632,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $495,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,742,000
Other: $2,574,000
- Tax - Property: $18,236,000
Property: $16,722,000
York County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $4,099,000
Other: $4,099,000
- Construction - General - Other: $249,000
General - Other: $249,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $10,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,610,000
Police Protection: $4,604,000
Police Protection: $4,062,000
General - Other: $2,382,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,354,000
General - Other: $2,101,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,077,000
Central Staff Services: $1,198,000
Central Staff Services: $1,057,000
Financial Administration: $760,000
Financial Administration: $670,000
Health - Other: $563,000
Health - Other: $497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Local Fire Protection: $35,000
Local Fire Protection: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $316,000
Interest on Debt: $316,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,900,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,000,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
General Revenue - Other: $139,000
Rents: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Rents: $34,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,234,000
Cash and Securities: $8,632,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $495,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,742,000
Other: $2,574,000
- Tax - Property: $18,236,000
Property: $16,722,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,837
- Number of aged recipients: 225
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,612
- Number of recipients under 18: 353
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,020
- Number of recipients older than 64: 464
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,251
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,250
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 39 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 820 | $177,898 | 1,280 | $196,095 | 6,216 | $193,349 | 769 | $108,519 | 24 | $354,458 | 1,318 | $250,319 | 168 | $79,863 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 40 | $163,675 | 148 | $174,845 | 516 | $193,362 | 62 | $73,323 | 1 | $248,000 | 114 | $209,816 | 20 | $63,800 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 142 | $167,746 | 337 | $155,169 | 2,397 | $216,828 | 306 | $106,611 | 7 | $486,000 | 447 | $251,342 | 132 | $70,871 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 102 | $178,510 | 151 | $208,272 | 1,179 | $203,433 | 61 | $162,787 | 6 | $528,833 | 182 | $232,357 | 17 | $117,529 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 13 | $163,385 | 44 | $238,318 | 259 | $213,556 | 7 | $106,714 | 0 | $0 | 47 | $283,021 | 10 | $92,600 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 38 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 90 | $210,522 | 148 | $230,514 | 16 | $256,125 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 31 | $208,806 | 75 | $251,200 | 7 | $276,429 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 14 | $203,357 | 38 | $237,632 | 4 | $328,250 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 13 | $229,769 | 14 | $243,071 | 5 | $238,400 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $314,000 | 1 | $265,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in York County, ME among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 928 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 814 | 71.4 years |
| Mary | 795 | 81.2 years |
| Joseph | 773 | 76.0 years |
| William | 747 | 75.8 years |
| George | 654 | 76.2 years |
| Charles | 570 | 76.5 years |
| Alice | 487 | 82.7 years |
| James | 481 | 73.1 years |
| Dorothy | 437 | 79.6 years |
| Most common last names in York County, ME among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 409 | 77.2 years |
| Johnson | 227 | 77.6 years |
| Cote | 194 | 76.0 years |
| Brown | 188 | 76.4 years |
| Goodwin | 172 | 79.5 years |
| Morin | 168 | 77.1 years |
| Davis | 168 | 77.8 years |
| Clark | 160 | 79.2 years |
| Littlefield | 148 | 78.6 years |
| Roy | 144 | 77.6 years |
| Businesses in York County, ME | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 5 | Kohl's | 1 | |
| ALDO | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| AT&T | 3 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 29 | |
| Applebee's | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | McDonald's | 6 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 2 | Nissan | 2 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Brookstone | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Burger King | 6 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| CVS | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Chico's | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Circle K | 13 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| ColorTyme | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Ramada | 2 | |
| Crate & Barrel | 1 | Rite Aid | 10 | |
| Curves | 4 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 7 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 12 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 3 | Shaw's | 3 | |
| DressBarn | 3 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 3 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 19 | Staples | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Starbucks | 5 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Subway | 12 | |
| FedEx | 25 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Ford | 3 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
| GNC | 10 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Hilton | 2 | True Value | 5 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 10 | |
| Honda | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 23 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| J. Jill | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| J.Crew | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| KFC | 2 | YMCA | 2 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | |||
York County on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"