County profile
York County, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
18,725
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,503
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
71,374
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$110.0k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
50.0%±2.6%
Poverty rate
5.6%±0.8%
Business applications
800 · 2025
Retail establishments
177
24.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Food & accommodation26%
Retail trade23%
Health care17%
Professional services13%
Construction11%
Other services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
71,374
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+699
International migration+425
Natural change+28
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$433.2k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
5.4%±1.2%
Affordability
8.7× wages
Residential permits
$67.9M
204 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 82Ice storm 66Coastal flooding 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4922016
4952017
5092018
5082019
5322020
5632021
6452022
6962023
7052024
7592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -58% since 20214852021
2112022
4792023
1872024
2042025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.2 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
USG
Nearest port
6.1 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, SKIFF'S CREEK YARD WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
13.9 km
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is York County’s economy like?
York County is home to 71,374 residents and 18,725 jobs across 1,503 employers, led by food & accommodation. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.