Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety62#5,936/15,637
Economy53#7,425/15,631
Housing83#2,507/14,977
Health65#5,427/15,609
Healthcare86#2,179/15,650
Environment60#6,146/15,453
Education57#6,755/15,649
Infrastructure65#5,405/15,650
Community81#2,996/15,651
Leisure & amenities45#8,617/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where York, Nebraska ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “York County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Average commute time · low9.6 min
100/100Nebraska 19.2 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Distance to an emergency room · low2.2 mi
99/100Nebraska 5.1 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesYork County value
Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Nebraska 6.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataYork County value
Loneliness · low31.5%
97/100Nebraska 29.8%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Social associations · high18.1 /10k
97/100Nebraska 13.4 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYork County value
Pharmacies · high2.8 /10k
94/100Nebraska 1.6 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsYork County value

Weaknesses

Natural hazard risk · high94.4
6/100Nebraska 52.42025Federal Emergency Management AgencyYork County value
New business applications · low8.1 /1k
7/100Nebraska 11.3 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauYork County value
Traffic deaths · high26.6 /100k
10/100Nebraska 11.9 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataYork County value
Adult obesity · high42.6%
11/100Nebraska 39.8%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Distance to an airport · high94 mi
11/100Nebraska 65 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauYork County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.7 /10k
26/100Nebraska 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsYork County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
1.0 /1k (2021) → 1.7 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+74%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Average commute timeImproving
15.2 min (2015-2019) → 9.7 min (2020-2024)
−37%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.7% (2015-2019) → 90.0% (2020-2024)
+6.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
34.5% (2015-2019) → 40.4% (2020-2024)
+5.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
10.2% (2015-2019) → 4.9% (2020-2024)
−5.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.3× (2015-2019) → 2.9× (2020-2024)
+25%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, York, Nebraska improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Commute−5.6 min15.2 min → 9.7 min
Uninsured−5.3 points10.2% → 4.9%
Broadband+6.3 points83.7% → 90.0%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of York, Nebraska between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	15.2 min2015-2019	9.7 min2020-2024	−5.6 min	Improved	92%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%2015-2019	27.5%2020-2024	−4.8 points	Within the margin of error	7%
Broadband subscriptions	83.7%2015-2019	90.0%2020-2024	+6.3 points	Improved	39%
Child poverty rate	14.2%2015-2019	10.8%2020-2024	−3.4 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Effective property tax rate	1.35%2015-2019	1.17%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	54%
High school diploma or higher	92.3%2015-2019	93.1%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.6×	Within the margin of error	43%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5002015-2019	0.4422020-2024	−0.058	Within the margin of error	87%
Median household income	$57,7552015-2019	$63,2652020-2024	+9.5%	Within the margin of error	16%
Poverty rate	11.7%2015-2019	11.5%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Rent as share of income	23.6%2015-2019	26.2%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Rent-burdened households	34.5%2015-2019	40.4%2020-2024	+5.8 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.2%2015-2019	4.9%2020-2024	−5.3 points	Improved	88%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like York, Nebraska five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of York, Nebraska in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, York, Nebraska itself moved −5.2 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

8,141 residents (±20)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 women (−1.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

8,141 residents (±20)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

White89%7,216
Black0.7%†55
Hispanic or Latino6.2%501
Asian0.9%†71
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†24
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.4%†274

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+1.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

5,303 residents (±176)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

No high school diploma6.9%†368
High school or GED30%1,579
Some college22%1,168
Associate degree14%732
Bachelor's degree18%950
Graduate degree9.5%†506

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,370 households (±155)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Under $25k16%542
$25k–50k23%785
$50k–75k16%529
$75k–100k15%509
$100k–150k18%615
$150k–200k5.8%†194
$200k or more5.8%†196

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,370 households (±155)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Own69%2,318
Rent31%1,052

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,025 households (±169)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Under $75038%†389
$750–1,00037%†377
$1,000–1,50015%†156

Home values

2,318 homes (±168)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Under $150k36%844
$150k–250k33%770
$250k–400k22%513

Age of homes

3,776 homes (±127)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

2010 or later11%†426
2000–20093.7%†140
1980–199918%675

Size of homes

3,776 homes (±127)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Studio3.4%†127
1 bedroom11%†404
2 bedrooms27%1,005

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,981 workers (±298)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Drive alone80%3,175
Carpool8.6%†343
Public transit0.2%†7
Walk4.0%†159
Bike0.3%†11
Work from home6.5%†259
Other0.7%†27

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

3,722 workers (±295)

York, Nebraska
Nebraska share

Under 15 min82%3,055
15–29 min12%†454
30–44 min3.3%†123

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of York County, the county holding most of York's residents.

York County has 538 employer establishments, 374 for every 10,000 residents (1.50× the US rate of 248; 1.31× Nebraska's), with 6,530 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,694. The Census Bureau also counts 1,141 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 538; 1,141 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 374; US 248 · Nebraska 284
Paid employees: 6,530
Average annual pay: $46,694; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of York County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	39	27.1	1.75×More than typical	216	$72,292	84
Ambulatory health care services	38	26.4	1.27×More than typical	245	$68,849	30
Restaurants and other eating places	32	22.2	1.21×About typical	623	$17,496	5
Truck transportation	26	18.1	3.57×More than typical	39	$57,769	63
Automotive repair and maintenance	23	16	3.17×More than typical	149	$43,134	24
Religious organizations	23	16	2.88×More than typical	185	$21,865	—
Offices of other health practitioners	21	14.6	2.40×More than typical	71	$37,859	19
Building equipment contractors	19	13.2	2.19×More than typical	96	$56,458	12
Insurance agencies and brokerages	18	12.5	2.85×More than typical	44	$58,705	22
Construction of buildings	15	10.4	1.38×More than typical	27	$41,667	27
Lessors of real estate	15	10.4	0.85×About typical	15	$27,067	196
Banks and credit unions	14	9.7	3.01×More than typical	296	$65,375	—

Rank places for an industry Open York County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 14,402 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $27.9K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in York, Nebraska: $3.43 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $27.9K; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $3.43; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 100%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$27.9K100%

Top recipients

EA-WOOD-2 MP JV$27.9K100%
AYUDA MC2 JV LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

27.2KFY2017
22.7KFY2018
22.6KFY2019
21.2KFY2020
22.6KFY2021
458KFY2022
1.1KFY2023
77.3KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$27.9K100%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in York, Nebraska, so they do not add up across cities.

York, Nebraska's figures are part of those of York County, NE ($741.7K in FY2026), never added to them: 3.8% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: York is mostly in York County.

See federal money in York County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

York, Nebraska is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Adrian SmithR-NE-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

York County92100% of residents

Other cities and towns in York County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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