York County, Maine Demographics

York County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in People per household

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Building permits (last year)

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Current population (2012)

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home median value

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Households

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Housing units

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Asian

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

York County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	199,005	2nd	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	990.7	9th	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	199	3rd	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	5th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.5%	4th	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.6%	12th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	5th	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.0%	6th	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	96.4%	9th	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	6th	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	16th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	2nd	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	8th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	8th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4th	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	95.3%	9th	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	51.3%	4th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.2%	5th	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	106,138	2nd	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.0%	3rd	19.3%	25.9%
Households	80,319	2nd	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.8%	11th	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$233,500	2nd	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	1st	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	632	2nd	3,001	829,658

Income Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$28,321	4th	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$56,552	3rd	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.7%	16th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	York County	Rank	Maine	US
Non-farm private establishments	5,430	2nd	40,112	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	50,506	3rd	479,728	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	23,144	2nd	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,291,378	4th	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,389	12th	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$499,096	2nd	$2,515,827	$613,795,732