Penn Yan is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,062 people and three associated neighborhoods, Penn Yan is the 322nd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Penn Yan was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Penn Yan is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Penn Yan is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Penn Yan who work in sales jobs (11.12%), office and administrative support (9.85%), and teaching (8.75%). One of the benefits of Penn Yan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.10 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Penn Yan is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Penn Yan is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.72% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Penn Yan in 2022 was $32,602, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,408 for a family of four. However, Penn Yan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Penn Yan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Penn Yan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Penn Yan include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Penn Yan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
