Demographics of York County, Maine

York County, Maine had 222,434 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,162 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

York County, in four figures

222,434
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +10,162 people.; 45.3 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,333 ±$2,794
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

York County, Maine's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of York County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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York County, Maine's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of York County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	212,272	100.0	100.0
2021	215,063	101.3	100.2
2022	217,376	102.4	100.7
2023	219,839	103.6	101.6
2024	221,106	104.2	102.5
2025	222,434	104.8	103.1

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Population of York County, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	212,272	+285	−127	+6	+397
2021	215,063	+2,791	−554	+107	+3,293
2022	217,376	+2,313	−587	+581	+2,280
2023	219,839	+2,463	−497	+770	+2,158
2024	221,106	+1,267	−471	+565	+1,182
2025	222,434	+1,328	−496	+317	+1,510

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.1: for men 44.0 ±0.4 and for women 46.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	9,477 ±114	4.4% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,042 ±903	13.4% ±0.4	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,260 ±715	7.0% ±0.3	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	53,787 ±1,183	24.8% ±0.5	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	60,747 ±1,287	28.0% ±0.6	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	48,418 ±1,420	22.3% ±0.7	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,333 ±$2,794, and income per person $47,536 ±$993, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in York County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	10,908 ±1,003	11.9% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,947 ±990	15.3% ±1.1	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,831 ±947	15.1% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,785 ±875	14.0% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	19,281 ±1,043	21.1% ±1.1	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,519 ±737	11.5% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,142 ±770	11.1% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	16,340 ±1,541	7.7% ±0.7	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,420 ±613	9.0% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,753 ±869	7.0% ±0.8	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,167 ±563	7.9% ±0.8	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in York County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	York County	Maine	United States
Housing units	115,091 ±117	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.4% ±0.8	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.6% ±0.8	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±1.0	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$395,700 ±$6,526	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,339 ±$51	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in York County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,704 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	195,330 ±1,339	90.1% ±0.6	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,418 ±414	1.1% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,310 ±332	1.1% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	252 ±108	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	18 to 94	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	962 ±440	0.4% ±0.2	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,699 ±1,332	4.9% ±0.6	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in York County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	100,201 ±1,993	46.2% ±0.9	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	105,308 ±2,096	48.6% ±1.0	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,593 ±498	1.2% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,629 ±953	4.0% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,015 ±617	2.3% ±0.3	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,614 ±683	1.7% ±0.3	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

York County among the counties of Maine

2nd of 16 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Counties of Maine near York County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cumberland County	317,222	+4.5%
York County	222,434	+4.8%
Penobscot County	157,967	+3.8%
Kennebec County	129,067	+3.5%
Androscoggin County	116,487	+4.8%
Aroostook County	66,609	−0.7%
Oxford County	60,346	+4.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026