COMPARING TWO PLACES
Surprise vs York
PLACE A
Surprise, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Surprise is 287% larger than York. Surprise earns more, with a median household income $48,291 higher. Surprise has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 2%).
SURPRISEYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population175,30445,342+287% vs York
Population density1,5868,568−6,982
Population growth21.8%2.5%+19.3 pts
Median age41.434.3+7.1
Male47.5%49.7%−2.2 pts
Female52.5%50.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born7.0%11.1%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.8%33.6%+32.2 pts
Black4.3%24.1%−19.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.0%36.6%−16.6 pts
Asian2.4%1.0%+1.5 pts
Other7.4%4.7%+2.7 pts
Median household income$96,711$48,420+$48,291
Per capita income$41,888$26,308+$15,580
Poverty rate8.6%21.1%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%17.5%+13.1 pts
Graduate degree11.3%5.8%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%10.7%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation59.3%66.0%−6.7 pts
Median home value$435,100$119,700+$315,400
Median gross rent$2,033$1,014+$1,019
Owner-occupied79.1%43.7%+35.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%8.3%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%53.1%−0.1 pts
Average commute30.223.1+7.2
Worked from home19.5%10.7%+8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%4.4%−4.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%10.6%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025