Penn Yan

Population: 4,800
Median household income: $51,466
Median home value: $143,000

Located in Yates County, New York, Penn Yan is a community with a population of 4,800. The median household income of $51,466 is below the Yates County median ($67,521).

Between 2019 and 2023, Penn Yan's population declined 3.0% from 4,949 to 4,800, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $104,200 to $143,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.4% of the population. 84.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,800
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,466
Median home value: $143,000
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 2,339
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9494,800

Median household income

$41,944$51,466

Median home value

$104,200$143,000

Median gross rent

$797$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,949	$41,944	$104,200	$797
2020	5,072	$34,986	$114,600	$630
2021	5,268	$41,014	$119,600	$665
2022	5,134	$50,878	$137,000	$645
2023	4,800	$51,466	$143,000	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	279	5.8%
5 to 17	636	13.3%
18 to 24	332	6.9%
25 to 34	672	14.0%
35 to 44	501	10.4%
45 to 54	804	16.8%
55 to 64	297	6.2%
65 to 74	705	14.7%
75 and over	574	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,290	89.4%
Black or African American	59	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	124	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	322	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	439	12.4%
High school graduate	1,461	41.1%
Some college or associate's	739	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	522	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	392	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,808	84.1%
Carpooled	158	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	102	4.7%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,284	62.7%
15 to 29 min	306	14.9%
30 to 44 min	259	12.7%
45 to 59 min	168	8.2%
60+ min	30	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 13.5% (611 of 4,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,088	52.8%
Nonfamily households	971	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,059	88.0%
Vacant	280	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,223	59.4%
Renter-occupied	836	40.6%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units27.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,306	55.8%
1-unit, attached	17	0.7%
2 to 4 units	640	27.4%
5 to 19 units	81	3.5%
20 or more units	252	10.8%
Mobile home & other	43	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3657177
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.6607, -77.0531