County profile
York County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#206 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$28.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
176,202
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,840
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
473,197
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$84.8k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
27.6%±0.7%
Poverty rate
8.4%±0.6%
Business applications
4,845 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,183
25.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.6B——2Utz Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$1.4B54D3Hanover Foods CorporationConsumer Defensive$361.3M——4The York Water CompanyUtilities$77.0M56CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing27%
Health care23%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation12%
Transportation10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
473,197
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $62.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12,207
International migration+4,780
Natural change−450
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$22.5B2019
$21.9B2020
$23.5B2021
$25.6B2022
$27.3B2023
$28.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$248.6k±$2.7k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
4.4%±0.4%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$367.2M
1,589 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Strong wind 93Lightning 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4122016
4302017
4442018
4622019
4782020
5292021
6052022
6532023
6972024
7372025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 21% since 20211,3162021
1,3622022
1,1672023
1,3352024
1,5892025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.0 km
I-83
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
NCRA
Nearest port
59.0 km
Baltimore, MD
Nearest commercial airport
30.4 km
HARRISBURG INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of York?
York's economy produced $28.4B in 2024, growing 4.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.