Penn Yan is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,024 people and three associated neighborhoods, Penn Yan is the 322nd largest community in New York. Penn Yan has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

One of the benefits of Penn Yan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.31 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.

The education level of Penn Yan citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.80% of adults in Penn Yan have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Penn Yan in 2022 was $35,109, 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 $140,436 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, Danish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Penn Yan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.