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SheetSC-YORK-SC · York, SC 8,697 pop · income 16th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around York
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest York on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Anthony · lowest
33,141
Anthony · lowest
33,141 median HH income
25.2% of the leader · rank #1
Centralia · near
47,308
Centralia · near
47,308 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #2
Grayville · near
47,308
Grayville · near
47,308 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #3
Dunn · near
47,310
Dunn · near
47,310 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #4
York · this city
47,315
York · this city
47,315 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #5
Simpson · near
47,321
Simpson · near
47,321 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #6
Stevensville · highest
131,618
Stevensville · highest
131,618 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for York on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,697.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
York - the verdict
York ranks in the 16th percentile for household income and the 9th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
16th
percentile, household income
30th
percentile, home value
46th
percentile, median rent
9th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: York, SC
South Carolina's York is a small town, with 8,697 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. York households earn a median of $47,315 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.9%. Typical homes in York are valued around $161,000, and the median resident age is 36.9 years. About 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 59.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 372 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 323% from five years earlier. York's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 3790.3 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with 44.1 inches of precipitation per year.
Living costs in South Carolina run below the national norm: the state registers 93.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,155 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in South Carolina run around $224, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of York's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income to climate and hazard context to schools and households to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For York, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is York growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,059 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +24.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 372 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 81.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for York?
Within South Carolina, the closest population matches are Lancaster (8,738 residents, $43,234 income); Sangaree (8,517 residents, $77,939 income); Georgetown (8,511 residents, $57,704 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Milliken, CO (8,695 residents); Audubon, NJ (8,699 residents); Othello, WA (8,699 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in York?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in York?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 59.7°F, with 44.1 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for South Carolina is 70.7 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
59.7°F
Annual precipitation
44.1 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
70.7
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 15.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
7
Bachelor's degree+
15.9%
Poverty estimate
13.9%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3790.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 66% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
3064.3
Violent rate
726.0
Total reported rate
3790.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, South Carolina average
F
City profile score · York, SC
28/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B
93.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
13.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
15.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$47,315
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
726 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
York profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 70/100 (B) · 93.7 index
Poverty rate: 25/100 (F) · 13.9%
Bachelor's+ share: 23/100 (F) · 15.9%
Household income: 17/100 (F) · $47,315
Violent crime: 5/100 (F) · 726 /100k
Where York sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
York's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - York highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
York, SC (this city): home $161,000, crime 3,790/100k
Milliken, CO : home $398,200, crime 538/100k
Audubon, NJ : home $288,500, crime 3,703/100k
Othello, WA : home $278,600, crime 2,592/100k
Anthony, NM : home $110,800, crime 321/100k
Lancaster, SC : home $226,300, crime 7,243/100k
Georgetown, SC : home $158,600, crime 4,454/100k
Seneca, SC : home $223,100, crime 2,339/100k
Travelers Rest, SC : home $281,400, crime 2,751/100k
How does York compare to other US cities?
Where York sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income16% higher than other cities
Home value30% pricier than other cities
Median rent46% pricier than other cities
Safety9% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to South Carolina alone, York ranks #78 of 127 South Carolina cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares York against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to South Carolina only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
South Carolina-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places York near the bottom of South Carolina's cities
Among the 441 South Carolina cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, York ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares York only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#236 of 403
41st percentile in South Carolina
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 441
0th percentile in South Carolina
Median Home Value
#195 of 404
51st percentile in South Carolina
Poverty Rate
#214 of 439
51st percentile in South Carolina
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#264 of 441
40th percentile in South Carolina
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within South Carolina only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
16th percentile nationally for median household income · 9th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
York's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
York's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How York's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$161,000Among the most affordablemore affordable than 70% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
York's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,585 of 15,516
More affordable than 45% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,969 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.4×, York sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,585 of 15,516 and #6,969 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$47,315York, SC median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context York, SC median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for York, SC.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,697
Median Income
$47,315
Median Home Value
$161,000
Median Age
36.9
Poverty Rate
13.9%
Labor force participation
59.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3790.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
726.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3064.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
59.7°F
Annual Precipitation
44.1"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
York's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,561 residents
2021
8,681 residents
2022
8,694 residents
2023
9,123 residents
2024
9,833 residents
2025
10,620 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
372
housing units authorized
Single-Family
372
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
42.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
88
88
0
$22.6M
2020
63
63
0
$15.6M
2021
42
42
0
$8.9M
2022
254
254
0
$76.9M
2023
320
320
0
$92.2M
2024
372
372
0
$68.8M
Permit volume increased 323% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
81.8%
Carpool
11.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.6%
Work from Home
2.9%
Other
2.2%
Based on 3,833 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
South Carolina statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $224
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across South Carolina at $224 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are South Carolina statewide averages, not a meter reading for York. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
South Carolina's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.7 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around York is $1,155/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to South Carolina statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a South Carolina statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county York sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How York compares to similar-size South Carolina cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.