Penn Yan, New York demographics

Penn Yan, NY demographics: median age 48.5; 21.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Penn Yan village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3657177. The survey estimates a population of 4,714 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Penn Yan is 48.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 2,144 households (±218). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	48.5 ±4.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	760 ±154	16.1% ±3.0 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	924 ±223	19.6% ±4.5 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	1,604 ±283	34.0% ±5.4 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,426 ±233	30.3% ±4.4 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	2,266 ±230	48.1% ±3.2 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	2,448 ±261	51.9% ±3.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	4,241 ±355	90.0% ±3.2 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	96 ±83 · low precision	2.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	34 ±44 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	208 ±98	4.4% ±2.1 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	135 ±101 · low precision	2.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,353 ±356	92.3% ±2.8 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	361 ±106	7.7% ±2.2 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,144
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	725 ±167	33.8% ±7.0 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	185 ±130 · low precision	8.6% ±6.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	201 ±108 · low precision	9.4% ±4.9 pp · low precision	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	911 ±214	42.5% ±9.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	122 ±92 · low precision	5.7% ±4.3 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,144
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	510 ±137	23.8% ±5.9 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,634 ±215	76.2% ±6.4 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,144
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	911 ±214	42.5% ±9.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	695 ±182	32.4% ±7.8 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	290 ±140	13.5% ±6.4 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	120 ±59	5.6% ±2.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	110 ±97 · low precision	5.1% ±4.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	6 ±18 · low precision	0.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	12 ±24 · low precision	0.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	4,590 ±351	97.4% ±0.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	124 ±91 · low precision	2.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	4,025 ±299	92.2% ±0.6 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	225 ±131 · low precision	5.2% ±3.0 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	28 ±44 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±40 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	50 ±75 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,670
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	329 ±120	9.0% ±3.2 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,769 ±340	48.2% ±8.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	434 ±139	11.8% ±3.7 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	338 ±122	9.2% ±3.2 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	479 ±132	13.1% ±3.4 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	321 ±97	8.7% ±2.5 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	4,020 ±340	89.3% ±3.3 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	209 ±128 · low precision	4.6% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	271 ±155 · low precision	6.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.1% of Penn Yan residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 80.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Penn Yan	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.6% ±11.4 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.1% ±3.6 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Penn Yan . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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