Demographics of York County, Virginia

York County, Virginia had 71,374 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,138 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

71,374
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,138 people.; 39.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,956 ±$4,078
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, Virginia's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of York County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of York County, Virginia'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	70,236	100.0	100.0
2021	71,143	101.3	100.2
2022	71,206	101.4	100.7
2023	71,020	101.1	101.6
2024	71,338	101.6	102.5
2025	71,374	101.6	103.1

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Population of York County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	70,236	+182	+35	+1	+124
2021	71,143	+907	−21	+43	+855
2022	71,206	+63	+15	+81	−9
2023	71,020	−186	+34	+95	−314
2024	71,338	+318	0	+135	+197
2025	71,374	+36	0	+71	−30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.5: for men 38.8 ±0.7 and for women 41.3 ±0.5. 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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,594 ±97	5.1% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,773 ±552	18.0% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,096 ±488	8.6% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,522 ±779	26.1% ±1.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,380 ±613	24.5% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,640 ±667	17.8% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,956 ±$4,078, and income per person $52,374 ±$1,445, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,964 ±364	7.3% ±1.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,240 ±481	12.0% ±1.8	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,599 ±485	13.3% ±1.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,092 ±400	11.5% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,291 ±550	23.3% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,591 ±418	13.3% ±1.5	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,191 ±421	19.2% ±1.5	17.7% ±0.2	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	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,845 ±584	5.6% ±0.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	839 ±258	5.2% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,145 ±362	5.9% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	861 ±239	5.1% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in York County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	York County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	28,506 ±52	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±1.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.6% ±1.9	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.4% ±2.2	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$433,200 ±$9,582	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,827 ±$41	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±2	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,545 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	46,998 ±404	66.2% ±0.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,245 ±433	13.0% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,137 ±296	5.8% ±0.4	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	39 to 131	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	178 ±34	0.3% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	247 to 803	0.3% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,292 ±606	6.0% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	26,282 ±1,467	37.0% ±2.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	36,468 ±1,536	51.4% ±2.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,599 ±442	3.7% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,656 ±522	8.0% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,074 ±426	5.7% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,582 ±303	2.2% ±0.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

York County among the counties of Virginia

30th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near York County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
James City County	83,326	+6.2%
Bedford County	83,059	+4.4%
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%
Augusta County	78,940	+1.7%
Fauquier County	76,503	+4.8%
York County	71,374	+1.6%
Pittsylvania County	59,490	−1.5%
Culpeper County	57,666	+9.3%
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%

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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