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Population (year 2000): 6,985. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,233 (+3.6% change)
Males: 3,229 (46.2%), Females: 3,756 (53.8%)
York County
Zip code:
29745
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $30,564 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,900 (year 2000)
Races in York:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.4%)
- Black (40.3%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.5%), English
(6.7%), German (6.7%), Irish (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%),
Italian (1.3%).
Elevation: 756 feet
Land area: 7.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in York
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in York city
- Never married: 34.8%
- Now married: 42.3%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.6%
4.2% Foreign born (4.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +256 (+3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near York:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITAITON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
ROCK HILL, SC)
- PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC)
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GASTONIA,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
York:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 26 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 69 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to York:
- ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 14 miles; ROCK
HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
- CHESTER MUNI (about 16 miles; CHESTER, SC; ID: 9A6)
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 16 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID:
AKH)
Amtrak station near York:
- 20 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
York:
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 42
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
Public high schools in York:
- YORK COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,026; Location: 1010 DEVINNEY RD.; Grades: 10 - 12)
- FLOYD D JOHNSON TEC CEN (Location: 1010
DEVINNEY RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in York:
- YORK JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 833; Location:
1280 JOHNSON ROAD; Grades: 08 - 09)
- HUNTER STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 830;
Location: 1100 MUNTER STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- H C JOHNSON MIDDLE (Students: 746; Location:
400 E JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 06 - 07)
- COTTENBELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 681;
Location: 1176 BLACK HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 648;
Location: 1543 CHESTER HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
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