York, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population

8,141

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

2.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

6.22% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,265

1.01% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$180,900

5.85% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,083

1.14% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in York, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in York, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in York, NE are York University (216 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in York, NE was $180,900, and the homeownership rate was 68.8%.

Most people in York, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.65 minutes. The average car ownership in York, NE was 2 cars per household.

United States Nebraska York County, NE Southeast Nebraska PUMA, NE

Population & Diversity

York, NE is home to a population of 8.14k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.6% of York, NE residents were born outside of the country (212 people).

In 2024, there were 32.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.22k people) in York, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 225 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 143 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of York, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in York, NE was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in York, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in York, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.22k ± 176
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
225 ± 119
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
143 ± 65

6.15%

Hispanic Population

501 people

6.15% of the people in York, NE are hispanic (501 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in York, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,760 ± 5,245 people
Guatemala
11,721 ± 2,650 people
El Salvador
6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

212 people

2.45%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

199 people

As of 2024, 2.6% of York, NE residents (212 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in York, NE was 2.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in York, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
122 ± 77
Vietnam
94 ± 48
Korea
43 ± 46

York, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in York, NE.

Economy

The economy of York, NE employs 4.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in York, NE were Manufacturing (634 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (523 people), and Educational Services (482 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($78,625), Transportation & Warehousing ($73,333), and Finance & Insurance ($67,411).

Employment

Occupations

4.08k

2024 Value

± 421

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in York, NE declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 4.13k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in York, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (390 people), Management Occupations (350 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (349 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of York, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.08k

2024 Value

± 421

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in York, NE declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 4.13k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in York, NE, are Manufacturing (634 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (523 people), and Educational Services (482 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of York, NE, though some of these residents may live in York, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,504

Median earning men ± $5,561

$35,355

Median earning women ± $5,000

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,563), Wholesale Trade ($79,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,909).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,026), Manufacturing ($55,921), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,755).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for York, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.849%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in York, NE awarded 216 degrees. The student population of York, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 270 male students and 315 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in York, NE are White (120 and 60.6%), Unknown (33 and 16.7%), Black or African American (22 and 11.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (18 and 9.09%).

The largest universities in York, NE by number of degrees awarded are York University (216 and 100%).

The most popular majors in York, NE are General Education (77 and 35.6%), General Business Administration & Management (40 and 18.5%), and Organizational Leadership (19 and 8.8%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $21,100.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in York, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 47.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 47.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 585 (46.2% men and 53.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 585 students enrolled in York, NE, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 351 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
40 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
14 degrees awarded
General Studies
9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in York, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 40 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in York, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

York University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

216 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was York University with 216 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 93 men were awarded degrees from institutions in York, NE, which is 0.756 times less than the 123 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 120 degrees mean that there were 3.64 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 33 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,100) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($375) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in York, NE was $180,900 in 2024, which is 0.544 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $170,900 to $180,900, a 5.85% increase. The homeownership rate in York, NE is 68.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in York, NE have an average commute time of 9.65 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in York, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$180,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,085

$2,318

Median Property Taxes

±$267

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In York, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in York, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.8% of the housing units in York, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in York, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,265

Median Household Income

± $9,181

3.37k

Number of Households

± 366

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.37k households in York, NE grew to $63,265 from the previous year's value of $62,632.

The following chart displays the households in York, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for York, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (8.62%)
Worked At Home (6.51%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in York, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.62%) and those who worked at home (6.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

9.65 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in York, NE have a shorter commute time (9.65 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in York, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in York, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in York, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in York, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in York, NE (880 out of 7.68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in York, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.9% of the population of York, NE has health coverage, with 52% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.13%

Uninsured

52%

Employer Coverage

14.7%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in York, NE grew by 4.26% from 3.96% to 4.13%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in York, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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