Finger Lakes Today

29.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Penn Yan in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.5 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,949.

85.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Penn Yan residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	530	14.5
Regular high school diploma	1,111	30.4
GED or alternative credential	227	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	228	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	471	12.9
Associate's degree	340	9.3
Bachelor's degree	488	13.3
Master's degree	254	6.9
Professional school degree	5	0.1
Doctorate degree	4	0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.