Yates County, New York

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,637
Median household income: $67,521
Median home value: $178,000

Yates County, New York counts 24,637 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,521 runs below the New York figure of $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Yates County's population declined 1.5% from 25,011 to 24,637, while its median household income rose 19.4% from $56,563 to $67,521.

The median resident is 41.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,637
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,521
Median home value: $178,000
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 13,143
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,01124,637

Median household income

$56,563$67,521

Median home value

$136,300$178,000

Median gross rent

$775$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,011	$56,563	$136,300	$775
2020	24,981	$55,307	$142,300	$712
2021	24,808	$57,635	$146,600	$723
2022	24,713	$63,974	$159,800	$773
2023	24,637	$67,521	$178,000	$802

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,557	6.3%
5 to 17	4,069	16.5%
18 to 24	2,313	9.4%
25 to 34	2,700	11.0%
35 to 44	2,410	9.8%
45 to 54	2,477	10.1%
55 to 64	3,719	15.1%
65 to 74	3,296	13.4%
75 and over	2,096	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,156	94.0%
Black or African American	163	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	167	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	482	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	632	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,598	15.6%
High school graduate	5,849	35.0%
Some college or associate's	4,072	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,427	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,752	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,237	70.2%
Carpooled	858	8.3%
Public transit	17	0.2%
Walked	411	4.0%
Bicycle	227	2.2%
Worked from home	1,389	13.5%
Other means	177	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,638	40.8%
15 to 29 min	2,593	29.0%
30 to 44 min	1,332	14.9%
45 to 59 min	730	8.2%
60+ min	634	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 14.1% (3,318 of 23,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,020	66.2%
Nonfamily households	3,075	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,095	69.2%
Vacant	4,048	30.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,024	77.2%
Renter-occupied	2,071	22.8%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,098	76.8%
1-unit, attached	94	0.7%
2 to 4 units	978	7.4%
5 to 19 units	177	1.3%
20 or more units	329	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,467	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 36123
State: New York
Land area: 338 sq mi
Water area: 38 sq mi
Center point: 42.6382, -77.1043