York County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of York County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
York County's economy is rooted in agriculture and related industries, supported by a small labor force of roughly 9,200 workers with a 2.1% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of 64.8%. Educational attainment skews toward vocational and high-school credentials, with 91.7% holding at least a high school diploma but only 23.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $40,059. The county's GDP per capita of $68,335 notably outpaces its per capita income of $36,571, pointing to productivity concentrated in capital-intensive sectors, while a median home value of $175,900 and median gross rent of $885/month reflect relatively low occupancy costs alongside a 3.1% population gain over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.1% since 2018
York County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,732 (89.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races482 (3.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race474 (3.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone236 (1.7%)
- Black or African American Alone191 (1.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone98 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish466
- 2.German or other West Germanic100
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic65
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island50
- 5.Arabic31
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,555
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)957
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)822
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining723
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services670
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,663
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,385
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,092
- 4.Service Occupations1,063
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations940
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.