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Demographics of York city, Nebraska

York city, Nebraska had 8,284 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +230 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

York city, in four figures

8,284
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,141 ±20.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +230 people.; 38.1 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,265 ±$9,181
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

York city, Nebraska's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of York city, Nebraska'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

York city, Nebraska's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of York city, Nebraska'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	8,054	100.0	100.0
2021	8,121	100.8	100.2
2022	8,152	101.2	100.7
2023	8,204	101.9	101.6
2024	8,215	102.0	102.5
2025	8,284	102.9	103.1

Population of York city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,054	—
2021	8,121	+67
2022	8,152	+31
2023	8,204	+52
2024	8,215	+11
2025	8,284	+69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.6: for men 37.2 ±2.0 and for women 40.7 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in York city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	365 ±80	4.5% ±1.0	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,553 ±205	19.1% ±2.5	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	920 ±233	11.3% ±2.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,878 ±197	23.1% ±2.4	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,818 ±197	22.3% ±2.4	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,607 ±217	19.7% ±2.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,265 ±$9,181, and income per person $35,024 ±$2,923, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in York city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	542 ±162	16.1% ±4.7	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	785 ±193	23.3% ±5.6	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	529 ±131	15.7% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	509 ±143	15.1% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	615 ±146	18.2% ±4.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	194 ±76	5.8% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	196 ±79	5.8% ±2.3	9.4% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	880 ±253	11.5% ±3.3	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	92 to 320	5.0% to 16.7%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	467 ±157	12.4% ±4.1	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	207 ±78	10.3% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in York city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	York city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	3,776 ±127	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.2% ±2.8	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.8% ±4.3	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±3.9	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±4.8	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,900 ±$16,085	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$78	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1975 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	501 ±127	6.2% ±1.6	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,216 ±176	88.6% ±2.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21 to 89	0.3% to 1.1%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	71 ±24	0.9% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	238 ±117	2.9% ±1.4	3.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,646 ±318	69.4% ±3.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,216 ±357	27.2% ±4.4	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	23 to 103	0.3% to 1.3%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	216 ±99	2.7% ±1.2	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 142	0.3% to 1.7%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	59 to 207	0.7% to 2.5%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

York city among the places of Nebraska

20th of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near York city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Beatrice city	12,225 ±32
Lexington city	10,862 ±20
Chalco CDP	10,595 ±728
Gretna city	9,193 ±34
Gering city	8,550 ±27
York city	8,141 ±20
Alliance city	8,075 ±36
Blair city	7,914 ±45
Seward city	7,678 ±19
Crete city	7,527 ±23
Nebraska City city	7,369 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Nebraska by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Nebraska by poverty rate
No. 2 Places in Nebraska by median age
No. 6 Places in Nebraska by median household income
No. 8 Places in Nebraska by per capita income
No. 13 Places in Nebraska by median rent

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026