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.When you are in York Springs, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.12% of York Springs’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%). 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. 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 citizens of York Springs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.
