Cumberland County vs. York County

	Cumberland County (PA)	York County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	251,423	448,273
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	235,405	435,008
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	235,406	434,972
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.6%
White alone, percent	88.5%	88.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.4%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.2%	82.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,581	30,415
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	106,899	184,869
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.4%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$197,900	$173,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,493	$1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$530	$581
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$973	$937
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.4%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,179	916
Households, 2014-2018	98,877	171,244
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.3%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.8%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	465,023	593,286
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,650,883	2,604,360
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,776,427	11,489,433
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,666,273	4,340,824
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,812,854	5,192,354
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,170	$11,859
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,895	$63,902
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,012	$31,468
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,122	8,689
Total employment, 2017	123,084	167,130
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,562,032	7,278,533
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,104	26,281
All firms, 2012	19,169	30,435
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,769	17,577
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,262	9,569
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,431	2,376
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,936	26,851
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,010	3,169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,033	25,844
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.5%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	431.6	481.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	545.46	904.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cumberland county (PA) and York county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.