Penn Yan Village Office
111 Elm St, PO Box 426
Penn Yan, NY 14527

(315) 536-3015

Penn Yan 2000 Census Data

	Number	Percent
Total population	5,219	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	2,431	46.6
Female	2,788	53.4

Under 5 years	317	6.1
5 to 9 years	343	6.6
10 to 14 years	362	6.9
15 to 19 years	348	6.7
20 to 24 years	275	5.3
25 to 34 years	612	11.7
35 to 44 years	767	14.7
45 to 54 years	639	12.2
55 to 59 years	224	4.3
60 to 64 years	201	3.9
65 to 74 years	461	8.8
75 to 84 years	433	8.3
85 years and over	237	4.5

Median age (years)	39.6	(X)

18 years and over	3,973	76.1
Male	1,780	34.1
Female	2,193	42.0
21 years and over	3,785	72.5
62 years and over	1,249	23.9
65 years and over	1,131	21.7
Male	414	7.9
Female	717	13.7


RELATIONSHIP
Total population	5,219	100.0
In households	4,875	93.4
Householder	2,141	41.0
Spouse	883	16.9
Child	1,362	26.1
Own child under 18 years	1,121	21.5
Other relatives	156	3.0
Under 18 years	59	1.1
Nonrelatives	333	6.4
Unmarried partner	188	3.6
In group quarters	344	6.6
Institutionalized population	314	6.0
Noninstitutionalized population	30	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,141	100.0
Family households (families)	1,262	58.9
With own children under 18 years	626	29.2
Married-couple family	883	41.2
With own children under 18 years	362	16.9
Female householder, no husband present	273	12.8
With own children under 18 years	188	8.8
Nonfamily households	879	41.1
Householder living alone	751	35.1
Householder 65 years and over	396	18.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	681	31.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	705	32.9

Average household size	2.28	(X)
Average family size	2.90	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,299	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,141	93.1
Vacant housing units	158	6.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	18	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)


SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,070	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	45	4.2
Kindergarten	83	7.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	522	48.8
High school (grades 9-12)	268	25.0
College or graduate school	152	14.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	3,628	100.0
Less than 9th grade	225	6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	646	17.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,304	35.9
Some college, no degree	719	19.8
Associate degree	202	5.6
Bachelor's degree	249	6.9
Graduate or professional degree	283	7.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	76.0	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.7	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	4,224	100.0
Never married	986	23.3
Now married, except separated	1,948	46.1
Separated	136	3.2
Widowed	627	14.8
Female	506	12.0
Divorced	527	12.5
Female	279	6.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	5,173	100.0
Native	5,049	97.6
Born in United States	5,007	96.8
State of residence	4,230	81.8
Different state	777	15.0
Born outside United States	42	0.8
Foreign born	124	2.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000	47	0.9
Naturalized citizen	70	1.4
Not a citizen	54	1.0

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	5,173	100.0
Total ancestries reported	5,151	99.6
Arab	0	0.0
Czech¹	34	0.7
Danish	359	6.9
Dutch	177	3.4
English	1,010	19.5
French (except Basque)¹	203	3.9
French Canadian¹	59	1.1
German	869	16.8
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	5	0.1
Irish¹	733	14.2
Italian	192	3.7
Lithuanian	25	0.5
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	200	3.9
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	10	0.2
Scotch-Irish	38	0.7
Scottish	250	4.8
Slovak	8	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	31	0.6
Swiss	54	1.0
Ukrainian	14	0.3
United States or American	394	7.6
Welsh	39	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	11	0.2
Other ancestries	436	8.4