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.When you are in York Springs, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 52.90% 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 (13.69%), healthcare suport services (8.82%), and office and administrative support (7.89%). 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. A relatively large number of people in York Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 14.40% 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.
