York County, South Carolina Demographics

York County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

York County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

York County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

York County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

York County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

York County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

York County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

York County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

York County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

York County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	234,635	7th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	680.6	19th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	332.2	6th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	7th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.1%	3rd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.2%	43rd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.0%	8th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.2%	5th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	76.3%	9th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	19.3%	40th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	6th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	7th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	14th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	7th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	15th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	72.3%	7th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.8%	14th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.3%	13th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	96,281	7th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.7%	10th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	84,262	7th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.2%	25th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$161,200	6th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	22nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,363	6th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$26,751	4th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$53,536	3rd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.9%	43rd	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	York County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	4,399	8th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	65,807	7th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	16,798	7th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,172,656	9th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,315	19th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$285,831	8th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732