Yorktown: Demographics & People

128 people call Yorktown home, in 77 households. Population shrank 29.7% from 182 (2022) to 128 (2024). Median age 66.7 years. (26.8y older than York County; 28.9y older than Virginia). Population is 100% White (non-Hispanic). The community is relatively homogeneous (Simpson index 0.00). 39% of households are family-led. County health: 34% adult obesity, 12% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population shrank 29.7% from 182 (2022) to 128 (2024). Estimated 2026 population: ~92 (extrapolated at -14.8%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 56.

Census data vintage2024
Population70,045 people
Annual growth rate · Population change-29.7%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)182
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)128
Annual growth rate · Trend categoryshrinking
Population128 people (vs Virginia 42,214) population: 4 observations from 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-28
Population Estimate56

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 66.7y is 27.8 years older than the U.S. median (38.9y).

Age Summary · Median age66.7 years (vs Virginia 37.8y)
Age Summary · Characterretirement community
Age Summary · Total Pop128
Age Summary · 18 To 3423.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 6425.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus80
Age Summary · Pct 18 To 3418.0%
Age Summary · Pct 35 To 6419.5%
Median age66.7 years (vs Virginia 37.8y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 128 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups). The Simpson diversity index is 0.00 (0 = single group, 1 = perfectly even distribution); this is read as relatively homogeneous.

White residents182
Diversity Index · Diversity labelrelatively homogeneous
Diversity Index · Groups counted1
Diversity Index · Largest group share100.0%
White (non-Hispanic) population100.0% (vs Virginia 53.8%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (4)

(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
German
(unnamed)
Irish

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS).

Residents born in this state97
Residents born in another state8
Share born in this state75.8%
Share born in another state24.2%
Native-born U.S. citizens6.3%
Naturalized citizens18.0%
Total foreign-born residents23
From Europe23

Households & Family Composition

77 households. Averaging 1.9 people each — smaller than the U.S. average of 2.5. 39% are family households — below the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 37 families, 19% are married couples with children.

Children under 187
Total families37
Married couples with children7
Average household size1.86
Grandparents living with grandchildren879
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren219
Family households30 households (vs Virginia 9,367)
Households that are families39.0% (vs Virginia 65.0%)
Total households77 households (vs Virginia 14,324) total_households: 2 observations from 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-23

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. 18.0% moved within the county in the past year — the U.S. baseline is roughly 8–10%.

Moved within the county (past year)18.0%
Migration · People moving in (annual)80,343
Migration · People moving out (annual)80,361
Migration · Net migration (in − out)-18
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability7
Disability rate3.2%

Other

Congressional District · District2
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips51199
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips51
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips199
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyYork
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate5.9%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci4.60
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci7.40
Cdc Mortality · Fips51199
Cdc Mortality · CountyYork County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralLarge fringe metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20232,012
Cdc Vaccination · Fips51199
Cdc Vaccination · CountyYork County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct81.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct69.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct46.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201968,280
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Family Score · Score10
Family Score · Schools12
Family Score · Childcare Centers16
Family Score · Youth Sports Orgs2
Family Score · Ratingexcellent
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 128, shrinking, retirement community, middle-class, white collar
Town Summary · Population128 people (vs Virginia 42,214)
Town Summary · CountyYork County

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment · federal dataset cascade