York Springs is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 698 people and two associated neighborhoods, York Springs is the 918th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Another important characteristic of York Springs is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The citizens of York Springs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.40% of adults in York Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in York Springs in 2022 was $25,228, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,912 for a family of four. However, York Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
York Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call York Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of York Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. York Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.84% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in York Springs include German, Irish, Italian, Pennsylvania German, and English.
York Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.13%.
The most common language spoken in York Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.