York Springs is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 689 people and two associated neighborhoods, York Springs is the 918th largest community in Pennsylvania. York Springs has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, York Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 51.12% of the York Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, York Springs is a borough of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in York Springs who work in farm management occupations (11.97%), healthcare suport services (10.72%), and office and administrative support (7.73%). In addition, many people in York Springs have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Also of interest is that York Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.23% 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 percentage of adults in York Springs with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.39% of adults in York Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in York Springs in 2022 was $20,548, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,192 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 41.76% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in York Springs include German, Irish, Italian, Scots-Irish, and Pennsylvania German. Foreign born people are also an important part of York Springs's cultural character, accounting for 25.71% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in York Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
