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West York borough, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
West York borough is a Census borough of 5,092 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in York County. Median household income is $80,995, 54.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West York
What West York is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,696
- County holding the largest share of its areaYork County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West York
How many people live in West York
- Population5,092
- Median age34.1
- Population under 181,158 plus or minus 284
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over601 plus or minus 197
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households1,889
- Family households1,187
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West York
Income and work in West York
- Median household income$80,995 plus or minus $19,542
- Per capita income$30,365
- Civilian labor force2,934
- Employed2,833
- Unemployed101 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over3,501
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West York
Housing in West York
- Housing units1,971
- Occupied units1,889
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied1,028 plus or minus 283
- Renter occupied861 plus or minus 199
- Ownership rate54.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$971
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units1,357 plus or minus 298
- Share single family68.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more614 plus or minus 249
- Share in buildings of two or more31.2 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West York
How West York gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,336
- Commuting under 15 minutes747 plus or minus 291
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more525 plus or minus 203
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.5 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone74.5 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home10.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West York
SBA loans in West York (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$442,000
- Average approval$442,000
- Median approval$442,000
- Largest approval$442,000
- Jobs supported32
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West York
Flood risk in West York
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number420941
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
York County, not West York
York County context, not West York figures
These are York County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West York measurements.
- Establishments in York County8,840
- Employment at those establishments, York County176,202
- Covered employment, York County182,614
- Average annual pay, York County$62,427
- Average weekly wage, York County$1,201
- Housing units permitted, York County1,335
- Of those, single family, York County952
- County product, 2024, York County$28,433,485,000
- County product change over the prior year, York County4.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, York County$62,924
Every figure in this section is published for York County as a whole and is not a measurement of West York. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West York questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West York, Pennsylvania?
5,092, in 1,889 households. West York borough covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 9,696 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West York in?
York County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West York?
$80,995. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,600. Median gross rent is $971 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is West York in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West York appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 420941, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page West York figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for York County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West York.
Is zoning published for West York?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.