West York, Pennsylvania demographics

West York, PA demographics: median age 34.1; 17.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West York borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4284288. The survey estimates a population of 5,092 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West York is 34.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.6 years. There are 1,889 households (±199). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.1 ±4.6	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,092
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	1,158 ±284	22.7% ±5.6 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,483 ±324	29.1% ±6.4 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,850 ±394	36.3% ±7.7 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	601 ±198	11.8% ±3.9 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,092
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	2,354 ±236	46.2% ±4.6 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	2,738 ±236	53.8% ±4.6 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,092
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	2,932 ±341	57.6% ±6.7 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	972 ±311	19.1% ±6.1 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	645 ±485 · low precision	12.7% ±9.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	543 ±337 · low precision	10.7% ±6.6 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,092
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,707 ±451	72.8% ±8.8 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,385 ±446	27.2% ±8.8 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	570 ±176	30.2% ±8.8 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	50 ±69 · low precision	2.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	567 ±229	30.0% ±11.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	503 ±184	26.6% ±9.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	199 ±124 · low precision	10.5% ±6.5 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	763 ±202	40.4% ±9.8 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,126 ±281	59.6% ±13.5 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	503 ±184	26.6% ±9.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	534 ±191	28.3% ±9.7 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	330 ±187 · low precision	17.5% ±9.7 pp · low precision	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	165 ±133 · low precision	8.7% ±7.0 pp · low precision	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	213 ±223 · low precision	11.3% ±11.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	144 ±89 · low precision	7.6% ±4.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,092
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	4,909 ±185	96.4% ±3.6 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	183 ±186 · low precision	3.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	3,886 ±346	86.0% ±6.3 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	633 ±298	14.0% ±6.6 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,501
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	742 ±343	21.2% ±9.7 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,672 ±434	47.8% ±12.1 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	246 ±132 · low precision	7.0% ±3.8 pp · low precision	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	241 ±122 · low precision	6.9% ±3.5 pp · low precision	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	355 ±175	10.1% ±5.0 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	245 ±197 · low precision	7.0% ±5.6 pp · low precision	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	4,428 ±187	88.2% ±3.3 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	524 ±222	10.4% ±4.4 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	22 ±40 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	46 ±55 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.2% of West York residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 90.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West York	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.2% ±2.6 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.2% ±4.4 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West York . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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