York

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  1. York Legal Resources
  2. York Statistics
  3. York Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. York Employment Information
  5. York Family Information
  6. York Education Information
  7. York Public Benefits Information
  8. York Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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York Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,080
  • Land Area (2000): 207.648 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 24.508 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,589
York Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 12,553 86.71%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 137 0.95%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,787 12.34%

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York Employment Information Back to top
York Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 421 9.92%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 388 9.14%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 271 6.39%
4. Educational Services 204 4.81%
5. Health Care 197 4.64%
6. Public Administration 156 3.68%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 140 3.30%
8. Repair and Maintenance 139 3.28%
9. Finance and Insurance 129 3.04%
10. Other Transportation 101 2.38%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 95 2.24%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 95 2.24%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 93 2.19%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 92 2.17%
15. Metal Manufactuing 82 1.93%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 77 1.81%
17. Food Manufacturing 77 1.81%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 77 1.81%
19. Truck Transportation 68 1.60%
20. Chemical Manufacturing 67 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 457 13.52%
2. Educational Services 449 13.29%
3. Finance and Insurance 241 7.13%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 199 5.89%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 178 5.27%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 130 3.85%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 116 3.43%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 107 3.17%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 100 2.96%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 96 2.84%
11. Department and Other General Stores 94 2.78%
12. Public Administration 92 2.72%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 61 1.81%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 59 1.75%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 53 1.57%
16. Construction 53 1.57%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 51 1.51%
18. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 47 1.39%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 45 1.33%
20. Food Manufacturing 45 1.33%

York Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 223 5.25%
2. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 193 4.55%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 185 4.36%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 181 4.26%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 160 3.77%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 157 3.70%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 147 3.46%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 143 3.37%
9. Other Production Occupations 142 3.35%
10. Computer Specialists 136 3.20%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 134 3.16%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 121 2.85%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 108 2.54%
14. Top Executives 95 2.24%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 93 2.19%
16. Business Operations Specialists 92 2.17%
17. Carpenters 89 2.10%
18. Accountants and Auditors 83 1.96%
19. Engineers 74 1.74%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 74 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 253 7.49%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 231 6.84%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 175 5.18%
4. Other Management Occupations 152 4.50%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 138 4.08%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 133 3.94%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 129 3.82%
8. Customer Service Representatives 126 3.73%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 121 3.58%
10. Registered Nurses 110 3.26%
11. Cashiers 101 2.99%
12. Other Production Occupations 89 2.63%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 86 2.55%
14. Child Care Workers 81 2.40%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 77 2.28%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 71 2.10%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 70 2.07%
18. Computer Specialists 61 1.81%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 58 1.72%
20. Accountants and Auditors 52 1.54%

York Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,881 60.98%
15-35 hours 1,307 11.58%
1-14 hours 405 3.59%
No regular hours 2,691 23.85%

York Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 233 3.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 197 2.73%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 278 3.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM 731 10.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 762 10.57%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,033 14.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 993 13.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 872 12.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 439 6.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 416 5.77%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 251 3.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 39 0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM 550 7.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM 417 5.78%

York Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 235 3.26%
5-9 664 9.21%
10-14 1,077 14.94%
15-19 1,098 15.23%
20-24 1,021 14.16%
25-29 420 5.82%
30-34 1,045 14.49%
35-39 294 4.08%
40-44 331 4.59%
45-59 515 7.14%
60-89 425 5.89%
At least 90 86 1.19%

York Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 8 0.11% 4,507 62.50%
30-44 52 0.72% 1,618 22.44%
45-59 32 0.44% 483 6.70%
At least 60 138 1.91% 373 5.17%

York Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 129 1.73%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 768 10.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,745 77.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 13 0.17%
Color 4 Box Other 47 0.63%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 230 3.09%
Color 6 Box Walked 279 3.74%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 239 3.21%

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York Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,342 (14,472 people)
Families (2000): 3,870 (12,377 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,629
People at same address in 1995: 8,425
York Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 204 3.82%
$10,000-$14,999 167 3.13%
$15,000-$19,999 170 3.18%
$20,000-$24,999 267 5.00%
$25,000-$29,999 361 6.76%
$30,000-$34,999 299 5.60%
$35,000-$39,999 345 6.46%
$40,000-$44,999 309 5.78%
$45,000-$49,999 273 5.11%
$50,000-$59,999 482 9.02%
$60,000-$74,999 695 13.01%
$75,000-$99,999 833 15.59%
$100,000-$124,999 436 8.16%
$125,000-$149,999 151 2.83%
$150,000-$199,999 168 3.14%
$200,000 or more 182 3.41%

York Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,342 25.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,537 29.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 177 3.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 793 14.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 38 0.72%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 742 14.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 21 0.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 342 6.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 169 3.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 7 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 124 2.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

York Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,580 30.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,579 16.94%
Public Assistance 64 0.42%
Retirement 781 5.13%
Self Employment 688 4.52%
Social Security 1,391 9.14%
Supplemental Security 100 0.66%
Wage / Salary 4,466 29.33%
Other 576 3.78%

York Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,770 56.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,376 43.74%

York Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 359 6.25%
Color 1 Box Married 3,442 59.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,801 31.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 142 2.47%

York Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 586 10.12%
Color 1 Box Married 3,323 57.39%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,280 22.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 601 10.38%

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York Education Information Back to top
York Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 856 7.80%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,084 9.88%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,723 24.83%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,557 23.31%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 878 8.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,803 16.44%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,067 9.73%

York Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 197 1.40% 134 0.95% 331 2.35%
Kindergarten 141 1.00% 19 0.13% 160 1.14%
Grades 1-4 618 4.39% 212 1.51% 830 5.89%
Grades 5-8 746 5.30% 178 1.26% 924 6.56%
Grades 9-12 584 4.15% 78 0.55% 662 4.70%
Undergrad college 425 3.02% 121 0.86% 546 3.88%
Graduate or professional school 61 0.43% 80 0.57% 141 1.00%
Total 2,772 19.69% 822 5.84% 3,594 25.53%

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York Public Benefits Information Back to top
York Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,739 95.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 706 4.89%

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York Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
York Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,776 12.61%
10-19 Years 1,892 13.44%
20-29 Years 1,834 13.03%
30-39 Years 2,115 15.02%
40-49 Years 2,133 15.15%
50-59 Years 1,748 12.41%
60-69 Years 1,225 8.70%
70-79 Years 920 6.53%
80-89 Years 387 2.75%
90+ Years 50 0.36%

York Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,071 50.22%
Color 1 Box Female 7,009 49.78%

York Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,379 73.71%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,928 13.69%
Color 2 Box Asian 990 7.03%
Color 1 Box African-American 538 3.82%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 199 1.41%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 18 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 13 0.09%

York Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,858 20.94%
2. Irish 2,159 15.82%
3. Italian 1,748 12.81%
4. Polish 1,428 10.46%
5. English 1,082 7.93%
6. Dutch 613 4.49%
7. United States Or American 501 3.67%
8. Swedish 392 2.87%
9. Czech 362 2.65%
10. French Non-Basque 271 1.99%

York Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,332 76.17%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,552 11.44%
3. Greek 188 1.39%
4. Arabic 185 1.36%
5. Urdu 173 1.28%
6. German 155 1.14%
7. Other Indo European 130 0.96%
8. Polish 121 0.89%
9. Tagalog 115 0.85%
10. Chinese 100 0.74%

York Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,778 81.36%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,068 7.38%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,631 11.27%

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York Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.