Penn Yan, NY Population

Overview

5,268

Total Population

46.8

Median age

56.40%

Female population %

77.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

272

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Penn Yan's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Penn Yan is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn Yan's population under 18 was 17.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn Yan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn Yan, 13.25% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 42.50% aged 30 to 64, 20.50% aged 65 to 84, and 5.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 674 more females than males in Penn Yan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.40% females and 43.60% males in Penn Yan, NY.
The Penn Yan, NY gender ratio is 77.3:100 i.e. 77.3 men to 100 women (0.773).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 264.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 286.

Penn Yan's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn Yan population: 92.37% are White, 1.58% are Black or African American, 1.96% are Asian, 2.09% are some other race and 2.01% are multiracial.
Penn Yan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 272 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,996 (94.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn Yan is White with a population of 4,866 (92.37% of the total population).

Penn Yan's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,229 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Penn Yan's population decreased by 75 (1.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn Yan's population decreased by 28 (0.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Penn Yan's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,915.