CITY · 1990 CENSUS

York

South Carolina · 6,709 residents · 8.48 sq mi

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York is a city of 6,709 people in South Carolina. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $51,400. Renters pay $299 a month at the median. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 17% less than in South Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,709

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,985 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(549)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(556)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(526)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(543)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(516)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,082)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(868)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(586)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(575)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(343)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,767

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,564 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,790

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,218 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,400

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

42.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic53.4%(3,728)

Black40.1%(2,802)

Hispanic / Latino5%(350)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(4,049)

Black39.3%(2,634)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(32)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0.3%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(399)

Puerto Rican1.5%(132)

South American1.1%(101)

Ecuadorian0.7%(64)

Chilean0.4%(37)

Central American0.2%(18)

Salvadoran0.2%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(17)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English12.9%(1,155)

American10.2%(918)

Irish9.5%(848)

German6.4%(572)

French2.2%(195)

Italian2.2%(194)

Scottish2%(176)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(118)

Polish1.2%(104)

French Canadian0.9%(83)

British0.6%(53)

Subsaharan African0.6%(51)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(34)

Haitian0.4%(34)

Czech0.2%(20)

Welsh0.2%(16)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(10)

Turkish0.1%(9)

Russian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.6%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.6%(1,196)

Married44.3%(1,337)

Widowed1.3%(40)

Divorced14.7%(444)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(1,165)

Married43.1%(1,603)

Widowed12.1%(448)

Divorced13.5%(501)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34.7%(160)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(82)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(168)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 461 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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