With 4,714 people, Penn Yan is a city in New York. The median age is 48.5, about 10 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $152,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,190, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Penn Yan
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.6 → 48.5(+12.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.6% → 89.6%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,004 → $152,700(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Yates County
Penn Yan's population equals 19% of Yates County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.8%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(193)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.3%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 400 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Penn Yan, decade by decade
Penn Yan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,248
$48,061
$126,004
14.3%
5.9
2000
5,219
$53,334
$127,334
14.7%
8.5
2010
5,159
$45,437
$135,801
21.1%
14.4
2020
5,056
$42,404
$138,900
20.5%
21.9
2024
4,714
$60,190
$152,700
21.8%
23.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
