Yates County, NY

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2023 Population

24,637

0.308% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.6

0.24% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.1%

0.545% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$67,521

5.54% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$178,000

11.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,497

2.87% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Yates County, NY had a population of 24.6k people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of $67,521. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Yates County, NY declined from 24,713 to 24,637, a −0.308% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,974 to $67,521, a 5.54% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yates County, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (94%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.96%), White (Hispanic) (1.34%), Other (Hispanic) (0.702%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.678%).

None of the households in Yates County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Yates County, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Keuka College (387 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Yates County, NY was $178,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Yates County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Yates County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Yates County, NY borders Ontario County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Seneca County, NY, and Steuben County, NY.

United States New York Rochester, NY

Population & Diversity

Yates County, NY is home to a population of 24.6k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.63% of Yates County, NY residents were born outside of the country (402 people).

In 2023, there were 48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.2k people) in Yates County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 482 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 330 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Yates County, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Yates County, NY was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yates County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yates County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.2k ± 47
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
482 ± 120
White (Hispanic)
330 ± 107

2.57%

Hispanic Population

632 people

2.57% of the people in Yates County, NY are hispanic (632 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Yates County, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Yates County, NY.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Yates County, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 Yates County, NY residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

1.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

402 people

1.58%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

As of 2023, 1.63% of Yates County, NY residents (402 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yates County, NY was 1.58%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Yates County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
574 ± 134
Gulf War (2001-)
214 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
75 ± 40

Yates County, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.68 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Yates County, NY employs 10.5k people. The largest industries in Yates County, NY are Manufacturing (1,519 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,402 people), and Retail Trade (1,251 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($117,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,241), and Transportation & Warehousing ($73,884).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.5k

2023 Value

± 594

−2.87%

1 Year decline

± 8.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yates County, NY declined at a rate of −2.87%, from 10.8k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yates County, NY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yates County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.5k

2023 Value

± 594

−2.87%

1 Year decline

± 8.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yates County, NY declined at a rate of −2.87%, from 10.8k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yates County, NY, are Manufacturing (1,519 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,402 people), and Retail Trade (1,251 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yates County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Yates County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,117

Median earning men ± $3,185

$33,179

Median earning women ± $2,519

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,076), Wholesale Trade ($53,566), and Public Administration ($52,885).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,750), Public Administration ($53,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,719).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

56
Construction
42
Other Services (except Public Administration)
40
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$68.2k
Manufacturing
$43.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$25.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Yates County, NY awarded 387 degrees. The student population of Yates County, NY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yates County, NY are White (315 and 82.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (17 and 4.46%), Unknown (16 and 4.2%), and Black or African American (16 and 4.2%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $36,500.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Yates County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,284 (23.3% men and 76.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,284 students enrolled in Yates County, NY, 23.3% men and 76.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Keuka College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

387 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Keuka College with 387 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 95 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yates County, NY, which is 0.325 times less than the 292 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 315 degrees mean that there were 18.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 17 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yates County, NY was $178,000 in 2023, which is 0.587 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $159,800 to $178,000, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Yates County, NY is 77.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Yates County, NY have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yates County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$178,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,306

$7,024

Median Property Taxes

±$436

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yates County, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yates County, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1504
Census Tract 1502

The following map shows all of the tracts in Yates County, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,521

Median Household Income

± $4,456

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Yates County, NY grew to $67,521 from the previous year's value of $63,974.

The following chart displays the households in Yates County, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yates County, NY is from Yates County, NY.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Yates County, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.2%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)
Carpooled (8.32%)

In 2023, 70.2% of workers in Yates County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.32%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yates County, NY have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Yates County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yates County, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yates County, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yates County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yates County, NY (3.32k out of 23.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yates County, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.9% of the children was living in poverty in Yates County, NY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

80.4% of the population of Yates County, NY has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 19.7% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yates County, NY see 1906 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.522% decrease from the previous year (1916 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 912 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,906 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yates County, NY

Primary care physicians in Yates County, NY see an average of 1,906 patients per year. This represents a 0.522% decrease from the previous year (1,916 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yates County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.6%

Uninsured

31.1%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

19.7%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

1.19%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yates County, NY grew by 11.4% from 17.6% to 19.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yates County, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.