Yates County, NY

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2024 Population

24,526

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

2.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

9.95% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$69,701

3.23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$184,700

3.76% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,388

1.04% 1-year decline

About

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 Yates County, NY are Keuka College (387 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Yates County, NY was $184,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Yates County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 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 24.5k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.69% of Yates County, NY residents were born outside of the country (414 people).

In 2024, there were 66.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23k people) in Yates County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 347 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 262 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Yates County, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yates County, NY was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
23k ± 65
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
347 ± 87
Other (Hispanic)
262 ± 110

2.6%

Hispanic Population

637 people

2.6% of the people in Yates County, NY are hispanic (637 people).

The following chart shows the 8 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 New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
493,200 ± 17,027 people
China
410,969 ± 15,575 people
Jamaica
234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

Foreign-Born Population

1.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

414 people

1.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

402 people

As of 2024, 1.69% of Yates County, NY residents (414 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yates County, NY was 1.63%, 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
569 ± 127
Gulf War (2001-)
148 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
103 ± 53

Yates County, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Yates County, NY.

Economy

The economy of Yates County, NY employs 10.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yates County, NY were Manufacturing (1,475 people), Retail Trade (1,361 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,269 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($125,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,528), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,281).

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2024 Value

± 599

−1.04%

1 Year decline

± 8.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yates County, NY declined at a rate of −1.04%, from 10.5k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yates County, NY, are Management Occupations (1,404 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,148 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,017 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yates County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.4k

2024 Value

± 599

−1.04%

1 Year decline

± 8.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yates County, NY declined at a rate of −1.04%, from 10.5k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yates County, NY, are Manufacturing (1,475 people), Retail Trade (1,361 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,269 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

$48,874

Median earning men ± $4,430

$35,907

Median earning women ± $2,405

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,511), Wholesale Trade ($60,000), and Public Administration ($55,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($70,270), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,159), and Public Administration ($52,591).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

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.

The visualization shows the 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 2023 is skewed towards women, with 299 male students and 985 female students.

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

The largest universities in Yates County, NY by number of degrees awarded are Keuka College (387 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Yates County, NY are Occupational Therapy (87 and 22.5%), General Business Administration & Management (72 and 18.6%), and Social Work (63 and 16.3%).

The median tuition cost 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 White with 1,031 records, of which 78.3% were women and 21.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Social Work
49 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
43 degrees awarded
Occupational Therapy
36 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Yates County, NY was Social Work with 49 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Yates County, NY according to their major.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yates County, NY was $184,700 in 2024, which is 0.555 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $178,000 to $184,700, a 3.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Yates County, NY is 77.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yates County, NY have an average commute time of 22.3 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.

In 2025, 12.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yates County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.59%.

Housing

Property

$184,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,150

$7,326

Median Property Taxes

±$456

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.

Rent vs Own

77.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.2% of the housing units in Yates County, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yates County, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$69,701

Median Household Income

± $3,930

9.49k

Number of Households

± 545

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.49k households in Yates County, NY grew to $69,701 from the previous year's value of $67,521.

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 New York.

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (8.07%)

In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Yates County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.07%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yates County, NY have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% 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

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yates County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.59%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yates County, NY (2.97k out of 23.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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 2025, 18.3% of the children was living in poverty in Yates County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.8%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 76 in Yates County, NY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 20.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

80.3% of the population of Yates County, NY has health coverage, with 30.9% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yates County, NY see 2,051 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,051 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2223 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 844 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,051 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yates County, NY

Primary care physicians in Yates County, NY see an average of 2,051 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,051 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

19.7%

Uninsured

30.9%

Employer Coverage

17.5%

Medicaid

19.2%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yates County, NY grew by 0.281% from 19.6% to 19.7%.

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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 39.9 in Yates County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Yates County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.3% in Yates County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Yates County, NY.