Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Penn Yan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.10 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
The overall education level of Penn Yan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.
