Yates County, NY Population

Overview

24,808

Total Population

40.9

Median age

51.70%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

545

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Yates County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Yates County is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yates County's population under 18 was 22.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yates County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yates County, 18.76% were under the age of 15, 20.32% aged 15 to 29, 40.11% aged 30 to 64, 18.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 844 more females than males in Yates County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.70% females and 48.30% males in Yates County, NY.
The Yates County, NY gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 947.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,002.

Yates County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yates County population: 96.24% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.67% are some other race and 1.31% are multiracial.
Yates County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 545 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,263 (97.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yates County is White with a population of 23,875 (96.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,453 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Yates County's population increased by 679 (2.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yates County's population decreased by 656 (2.59%), 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, Yates County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 24,451.