Yates County > Penn Yan (village)
Population trend for Penn Yan
06,0001970: 5,1685,16819701980: 5,2425,24219801990: 5,2485,24819902000: 5,2195,21920002010: 5,1595,15920102020: 5,0565,05620202023: 4,8004,8002023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Penn Yan is a village in the towns of Benton, Jerusalem, and Milo in the Finger Lakes region.

Community anchors include Yates County government, Penn Yan Central School District and Penn Yan Public Library.

2023 Median income for Yates County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Yates County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 391%.

311 187 63 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Penn Yan
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Penn Yan
Married-couple families: 770 (70.8%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 86 (7.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 232 (21.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 846 (87.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 125 (12.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Penn Yan

Pct 5 and under 14% Pct 6 to 17 32% Pct 18 to 64 6% Pct 65 and over 20%

The overall poverty rate in Penn Yan is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Penn Yan lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,243 (91%) Same county (different house): 192 (4.1%) Different NY county: 222 (4.8%) 4,661 current residents Same house: 4,243 (91%) Same house Different NY county: 222 (4.8%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 192 (4.1%) Same county (different house) Abroad: 4 (0.1%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Penn Yan residents
42.3 44.4 44.4 44.6 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau