York County, South Carolina (SC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 14,571
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 44,645
Renter-occupied apartments: 23,745 (it was 16,406 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 682 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 423 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (14.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.3%), Retail trade (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 194,90967.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 54,01818.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 19,0836.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 11,5994.0%Two or more races
- 6,5842.3%Asian alone
- 1,4450.5%Some other race alone
- 9430.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 138,773 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 149,822 |  (51.9%) |
| York County: | 2.0 people |
| South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $72,772 ($44,539 in 1999)
| This county: | $72,772 |
| South Carolina: | $59,318 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,004 (lower quartile is $661, upper quartile is $1,298)
| This county: | $1004 |
| State: | $802 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $284,800 (it was $104,900 in 2000)
| York: | $284,800 |
| South Carolina: | $213,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,432Detached houses: $331,010
Here: $331,010 State: $305,381 Townhouses or other attached units: $216,650
Here: $216,650 State: $247,985 In 2-unit structures: $123,738
Here: $123,738 State: $307,068 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,850
Here: $111,850 State: $198,724 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,613
Here: $182,613 State: $242,911 Mobile homes: $102,797
Here: $102,797 State: $88,052 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,735
Here: $12,735 State: $92,844
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $399
Institutionalized population: 1,479
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 11
- Rapes: 42
- Robberies: 28
- Assaults: 318
- Burglaries: 346
- Thefts: 1784
- Auto thefts: 184
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 9
- Rapes: 40
- Robberies: 52
- Assaults: 271
- Burglaries: 432
- Thefts: 1642
- Auto thefts: 209
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 3.5. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
48.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 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.76.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
48.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
60.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
71.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.
40.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 2695 buildings, average cost: $338,400
- 2020: 2385 buildings, average cost: $348,500
- 2019: 2298 buildings, average cost: $346,800
- 2018: 2442 buildings, average cost: $345,300
- 2017: 2364 buildings, average cost: $322,500
- 2016: 2023 buildings, average cost: $325,600
- 2015: 1934 buildings, average cost: $307,600
- 2014: 1637 buildings, average cost: $297,300
- 2013: 1641 buildings, average cost: $298,100
- 2012: 1131 buildings, average cost: $278,700
- 2011: 1257 buildings, average cost: $252,600
- 2010: 917 buildings, average cost: $223,000
- 2009: 1394 buildings, average cost: $242,400
- 2008: 1998 buildings, average cost: $244,300
- 2007: 2791 buildings, average cost: $214,200
- 2006: 2892 buildings, average cost: $167,100
- 2005: 2848 buildings, average cost: $161,500
- 2004: 2544 buildings, average cost: $164,500
- 2003: 2497 buildings, average cost: $153,100
- 2002: 2207 buildings, average cost: $147,200
- 2001: 2053 buildings, average cost: $138,000
- 2000: 1708 buildings, average cost: $128,000
- 1999: 1713 buildings, average cost: $127,800
- 1998: 1008 buildings, average cost: $122,100
- 1997: 1224 buildings, average cost: $108,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,499 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,174 (0.5%)
| York County: | 9.8% |
| South Carolina: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 39.5 years old
(Males: 39.0 years old, Females: 39.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.0 years old, Black residents: 34.6 years old, American Indian residents: 37.8 years old, Asian residents: 37.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.8 years old, Other race residents: 19.6 years old)
Area name: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in York County is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.
Cities in this county include: Rock Hill, Fort Mill, York, Tega Cay, Newport, Clover, Lake Wylie, Lesslie, India Hook, Catawba.
2019 air pollution in York County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: co.york.sc.us
Neighboring counties: Benton County, Mississippi 
, Catoosa County, Georgia , McClain County, Oklahoma , Monroe County, Arkansas , Pittsburg County, Oklahoma .
| Here: | 3.2% |
| South Carolina: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 8,717
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 14,738 (52.0% naturalized citizens)
| York County: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5,3022010 or later
- 4,7922000 to 2009
- 3,0721990 to 1999
- 6931980 to 1989
- 6151970 to 1979
- 637Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79,132
- One, attached: 6,782
- Two: 1,371
- 3 or 4: 1,839
- 5 to 9: 4,283
- 10 to 19: 3,837
- 20 to 49: 5,828
- 50 or more: 3,300
- Mobile homes: 11,184
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 246
Housing units in York County with a mortgage: 56,842 (4,721 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,205 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,724
| Here: | 98.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for York County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 67,634 | 215 |
| Mainline Protestant | 20,901 | 60 |
| Catholic | 14,030 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | 5,605 | 34 |
| Other | 4,121 | 11 |
| Orthodox | 15 | 1 |
| None | 113,767 | - |
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: 40
| York County: | 1.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
| This county: | 0.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 97
| York County: | 4.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 117
| This county: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| York County: | 8.8% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| York County: | 28.0% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.0% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in York County:
Average size of farms: 139 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,588
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,348
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42,844
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.47%
Corn for grain: 348 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 580 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1503 harvested acres
Vegetables: 101 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 194 acres
Earthquake activity:
York County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 103.3 miles away from York County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 267.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 153.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 171.6 miles away from York County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 273.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1451: January 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1451, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- South Carolina Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1313: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1313, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-843: September 22, 1989, FEMA Id: 843, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in York County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84,311 (71.0%)
- Carpooled: 10,971 (9.2%)
- Bus: 220 (0.2%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 13 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,192 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 97 (0.1%)
- Walked: 1,611 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 24,634 (20.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (20%)
- India (13%)
- Jamaica (5%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- American (17%)
- English (9%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (7%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in York County, South Carolina in 2010:
- 2,250 people in college/university student housing
- 765 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 514 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 193 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 108 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 32 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 28 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in York County, South Carolina in 2000:
- 1,941 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 804 people in nursing homes
- 485 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 344 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 186 people in state prisons
- 152 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 114 people in other group homes
- 35 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 34 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 29 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 29 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in religious group quarters
8.56% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($76,984 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.56% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.73% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($11,037 average AGI)
6.84% relocated from other states ($65,947 average AGI)
York County: 6.84% South Carolina average: 4.96%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Mecklenburg County, NC |  2.32% ($79,457 average AGI) |
| from Lancaster County, SC | 0.43% ($67,895) |
| from Gaston County, NC | 0.32% ($57,847) |
| from Chester County, SC | 0.30% ($33,976) |
| from Union County, NC | 0.19% ($-1,278,912) |
| from Richland County, SC | 0.16% ($46,825) |
| from Cabarrus County, NC | 0.09% ($76,490) |
7.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($69,436 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.06% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.31% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($20,812 average AGI)
4.75% relocated to other states ($48,623 average AGI)
York County: 4.75% South Carolina average: 3.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 1.30% ($63,105 average AGI) |
| to Lancaster County, SC | 0.60% ($66,545) |
| to Gaston County, NC | 0.37% ($67,374) |
| to Chester County, SC | 0.33% ($45,813) |
| to Richland County, SC | 0.22% ($42,506) |
| to Union County, NC | 0.14% ($131,788) |
| to Horry County, SC | 0.13% ($77,352) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 27,135 (22,274 aged, 4,861 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,672 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in York County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,384)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,952)
- Unspecified dementia (1,945)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,632)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,487)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,128)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,066)
- Congestive heart failure (720)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (701)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (615)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,941
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 145
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,941
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,259
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 771
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 35.8
- Other - 14.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 104.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 70.0
- Other - 35.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 288,595- Male householders: 54,010 (12,018 living alone), Female householders: 59,185 (14,459 living alone)
58,119 spouses (57,943 opposite-sex spouses), 8,475 unmarried partners, (8,225 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 82,369 children (77,899 natural, 1,893 adopted, 2,577 stepchildren), 7,526 grandchildren, 3,181 brothers or sisters, 3,449 parents, 630 foster children, 2,473 other relatives, 5,584 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,594
Size of family households: 35,107 2-persons, 16,641 3-persons, 17,618 4-persons, 7,316 5-persons, 1,609 6-persons, 1,114 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 26,477 1-person, 6,316 2-persons, 788 3-persons, 209 4-persons.
42,290 married couples with children.
17,835 single-parent households (2,079 men, 15,756 women).
91.9% of residents of York speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $671,045,000 ($3,652 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $31,698,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $369,443,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $145,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,241,000
Federal grants: $114,978,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,109,000 ($2,735,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,158,000 ($7,219,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $36,741,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $148,906,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,271,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 12,363| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,087
| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,173
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +19,322
| Here: | +102 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.68 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in York County, South Carolina
- 2,2042020 or later
- 27,1822010 to 2019
- 28,0132000 to 2009
- 18,7401990 to 1999
- 14,0281980 to 1989
- 11,4321970 to 1979
- 6,4671960 to 1969
- 4,9821950 to 1959
- 1,3631940 to 1949
- 3,3911939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in York County, South Carolina
- 4521 room
- 1322 rooms
- 1,1123 rooms
- 6,6534 rooms
- 13,6735 rooms
- 17,4906 rooms
- 14,4577 rooms
- 11,0738 rooms
- 17,9479+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in York County, South Carolina
- 2,0821 room
- 1,2812 rooms
- 5,3733 rooms
- 9,0904 rooms
- 6,0895 rooms
- 3,4806 rooms
- 1,6247 rooms
- 6858 rooms
- 5029+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in York County, South Carolina
- 452no bedroom
- 3531 bedroom
- 10,6422 bedrooms
- 43,0793 bedrooms
- 20,7754 bedrooms
- 7,6885+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in York County, South Carolina
- 2,082no bedroom
- 5,3601 bedroom
- 13,3972 bedrooms
- 8,3623 bedrooms
- 8974 bedrooms
- 1085+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in York County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,051no vehicle
- 18,5931 vehicle
- 35,2522 vehicles
- 16,6863 vehicles
- 7,5254 vehicles
- 2,8825+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in York County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,683no vehicle
- 15,2271 vehicle
- 8,4492 vehicles
- 3,3303 vehicles
- 4764 vehicles
- 415+ vehicles
86.1% of York County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in South Carolina.
| York County: | 86.1% |
| State average: | 86.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 103,838
- Other state: 167,558
- Northeast: 37,703
- Midwest: 25,521
- South: 95,304
- West: 9,030
- 53.0%Utility gas
- 40.8%Electricity
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 76.2%Electricity
- 20.4%Utility gas
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,948
| Here: | 13.1% |
| South Carolina: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 839
| Here: | 5.3% |
| South Carolina: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 987
| Here: | 9.8% |
| South Carolina: | 20.7% |
York County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $967,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,805,000
Sewerage: $7,386,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,476,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,694,000
Other: $483,000
Other: $384,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $11,591,000
General - Other: $6,370,000
Sewerage: $5,608,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $619,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $26,469,000
Police Protection: $20,431,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,417,000
Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,674,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,858,000
Solid Waste Management: $11,272,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,834,000
General - Other: $10,771,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,381,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,309,000
Central Staff Services: $9,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,240,000
General - Other: $8,182,000
Financial Administration: $7,959,000
Libraries: $7,803,000
Sewerage: $7,456,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,327,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,071,000
Water Utilities: $6,886,000
Water Utilities: $6,735,000
Sewerage: $6,735,000
Financial Administration: $6,221,000
Libraries: $5,798,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,375,000
General Public Buildings: $3,485,000
Health - Other: $3,317,000
Regular Highways: $3,314,000
Health - Other: $3,165,000
General Public Buildings: $3,117,000
Regular Highways: $2,737,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,287,000
Corrections - Other: $2,125,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,954,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,261,000
Air Transportation: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,940,000
Interest on Debt: $4,668,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $154,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,496,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,670,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $136,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,835,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,504,000
Interest Earnings: $1,518,000
General Revenue - Other: $588,000
General Revenue - Other: $354,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $464,968,000
Cash and Securities: $443,098,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,905,000
Water Utilities: $7,836,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,591,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,887,000
Other: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Tax - Property: $111,289,000
Property: $78,966,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $34,734,000
Other License: $17,729,000
Other License: $16,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,047,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,830,000
Amusements Sales: $415,000
York County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $967,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,805,000
Sewerage: $7,386,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,476,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,694,000
Other: $483,000
Other: $384,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $11,591,000
General - Other: $6,370,000
Sewerage: $5,608,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $619,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $26,469,000
Police Protection: $20,431,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,417,000
Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,674,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,858,000
Solid Waste Management: $11,272,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,834,000
General - Other: $10,771,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,381,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,309,000
Central Staff Services: $9,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,240,000
General - Other: $8,182,000
Financial Administration: $7,959,000
Libraries: $7,803,000
Sewerage: $7,456,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,327,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,071,000
Water Utilities: $6,886,000
Water Utilities: $6,735,000
Sewerage: $6,735,000
Financial Administration: $6,221,000
Libraries: $5,798,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,375,000
General Public Buildings: $3,485,000
Health - Other: $3,317,000
Regular Highways: $3,314,000
Health - Other: $3,165,000
General Public Buildings: $3,117,000
Regular Highways: $2,737,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,287,000
Corrections - Other: $2,125,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,954,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,261,000
Air Transportation: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,940,000
Interest on Debt: $4,668,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $154,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,496,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,670,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $136,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,835,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,504,000
Interest Earnings: $1,518,000
General Revenue - Other: $588,000
General Revenue - Other: $354,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $464,968,000
Cash and Securities: $443,098,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,905,000
Water Utilities: $7,836,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,591,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,887,000
Other: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Tax - Property: $111,289,000
Property: $78,966,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $34,734,000
Other License: $17,729,000
Other License: $16,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,047,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,830,000
Amusements Sales: $415,000
York County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $967,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,805,000
Sewerage: $7,386,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,476,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,694,000
Other: $483,000
Other: $384,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $11,591,000
General - Other: $6,370,000
Sewerage: $5,608,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $619,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $26,469,000
Police Protection: $20,431,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,417,000
Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,674,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,858,000
Solid Waste Management: $11,272,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,834,000
General - Other: $10,771,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,381,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,309,000
Central Staff Services: $9,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,240,000
General - Other: $8,182,000
Financial Administration: $7,959,000
Libraries: $7,803,000
Sewerage: $7,456,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,327,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,071,000
Water Utilities: $6,886,000
Water Utilities: $6,735,000
Sewerage: $6,735,000
Financial Administration: $6,221,000
Libraries: $5,798,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,375,000
General Public Buildings: $3,485,000
Health - Other: $3,317,000
Regular Highways: $3,314,000
Health - Other: $3,165,000
General Public Buildings: $3,117,000
Regular Highways: $2,737,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,287,000
Corrections - Other: $2,125,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,954,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,261,000
Air Transportation: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,940,000
Interest on Debt: $4,668,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $154,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,496,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,670,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $136,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,835,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,504,000
Interest Earnings: $1,518,000
General Revenue - Other: $588,000
General Revenue - Other: $354,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $464,968,000
Cash and Securities: $443,098,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,905,000
Water Utilities: $7,836,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,591,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,887,000
Other: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Tax - Property: $111,289,000
Property: $78,966,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $34,734,000
Other License: $17,729,000
Other License: $16,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,047,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,830,000
Amusements Sales: $415,000
York County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $967,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,805,000
Sewerage: $7,386,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,476,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,694,000
Other: $483,000
Other: $384,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $11,591,000
General - Other: $6,370,000
Sewerage: $5,608,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $619,000
Parks and Recreation: $179,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $26,469,000
Police Protection: $20,431,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,417,000
Central Staff Services: $14,377,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,674,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,858,000
Solid Waste Management: $11,272,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,834,000
General - Other: $10,771,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,381,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,309,000
Central Staff Services: $9,470,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,240,000
General - Other: $8,182,000
Financial Administration: $7,959,000
Libraries: $7,803,000
Sewerage: $7,456,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,327,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,071,000
Water Utilities: $6,886,000
Water Utilities: $6,735,000
Sewerage: $6,735,000
Financial Administration: $6,221,000
Libraries: $5,798,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,375,000
General Public Buildings: $3,485,000
Health - Other: $3,317,000
Regular Highways: $3,314,000
Health - Other: $3,165,000
General Public Buildings: $3,117,000
Regular Highways: $2,737,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,287,000
Corrections - Other: $2,125,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,954,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,261,000
Air Transportation: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,940,000
Interest on Debt: $4,668,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $154,505,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,496,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,670,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $136,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,835,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,504,000
Interest Earnings: $1,518,000
General Revenue - Other: $588,000
General Revenue - Other: $354,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $464,968,000
Cash and Securities: $443,098,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,905,000
Water Utilities: $7,836,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,591,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,887,000
Other: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Tax - Property: $111,289,000
Property: $78,966,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $34,734,000
Other License: $17,729,000
Other License: $16,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,047,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,830,000
Amusements Sales: $415,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,861
- Number of aged recipients: 353
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,508
- Number of recipients under 18: 588
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,645
- Number of recipients older than 64: 628
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,110
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,235
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 34 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 | 1,463 | $156,270 | 1,332 | $204,379 | 5,768 | $194,648 | 179 | $95,011 | 2 | $227,000 | 391 | $159,969 | 123 | $59,309 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 47 | $151,021 | 106 | $200,481 | 472 | $193,794 | 24 | $75,750 | 0 | $0 | 31 | $163,871 | 17 | $64,294 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 259 | $140,015 | 326 | $153,779 | 2,130 | $179,752 | 129 | $60,845 | 1 | $420,000 | 149 | $125,490 | 112 | $63,750 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 202 | $158,718 | 228 | $221,316 | 1,525 | $193,222 | 39 | $112,692 | 0 | $0 | 91 | $155,615 | 36 | $89,611 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 40 | $157,175 | 45 | $236,756 | 351 | $198,028 | 10 | $127,600 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $142,929 | 7 | $69,714 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 32 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 275 | $223,476 | 239 | $218,632 | 10 | $131,200 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 95 | $205,632 | 80 | $231,225 | 9 | $156,000 | 1 | $106,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 37 | $199,676 | 48 | $198,625 | 4 | $51,000 | 2 | $54,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 15 | $200,867 | 27 | $259,926 | 1 | $81,000 | 1 | $82,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 8 | $221,250 | 10 | $235,200 | 2 | $186,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in York County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 1,295 | 71.0 years |
| William | 1,077 | 72.3 years |
| John | 1,011 | 72.6 years |
| Mary | 930 | 77.5 years |
| Robert | 738 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 379 | 69.3 years |
| Thomas | 375 | 69.8 years |
| Margaret | 374 | 77.7 years |
| George | 364 | 73.4 years |
| Willie | 340 | 71.8 years |
| Most common last names in York County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 373 | 74.0 years |
| Williams | 331 | 72.8 years |
| Brown | 260 | 72.4 years |
| Johnson | 234 | 74.8 years |
| Robinson | 225 | 73.4 years |
| Moore | 224 | 73.2 years |
| Jones | 218 | 75.0 years |
| Davis | 205 | 72.9 years |
| White | 198 | 74.8 years |
| Wilson | 197 | 73.1 years |
| Businesses in York County, SC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 6 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lowe's | 4 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 17 | |
| Arby's | 2 | McDonald's | 10 | |
| AutoZone | 5 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 3 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
| Blockbuster | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Burger King | 7 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| CVS | 7 | Outback | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 5 | |
| Circle K | 6 | Payless | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 3 | Pizza Hut | 5 | |
| Curves | 3 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Quality | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | Quiznos | 3 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | RadioShack | 3 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 3 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
| FedEx | 34 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
| Ford | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
| GNC | 3 | Starbucks | 3 | |
| GameStop | 4 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Subway | 19 | |
| H&R Block | 8 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 4 | T-Mobile | 10 | |
| Hilton | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 2 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | U-Haul | 16 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 38 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 4 | Walgreens | 6 | |
| Just Tires | 3 | Walmart | 5 | |
| KFC | 6 | Wendy's | 6 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Wingate | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | YMCA | 10 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | |||
York County on our top lists:
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"