Yates County, New York

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Yates County, New York is a county of the United States of New York. It is home to over 24621 people (2000 census). In July 2008, its estimated population was 24652, making it the third least populous county in New York. The county has a total area of 375.76 sq mi (973.21 square kilometre), of which, 338.24 square miles (876.04 square kilometre) of it is land and 37.52 square miles (97.18 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the tenth smallest by area in the U.S. state of New York.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 24621 people, 9029 households, and 6284 families living in the county. The population density was 72.8 people per square mile (28.11/kmē), making its New York's 15th least densely populated county. There were 12064 housing units at an average density of 35.7 per square mile (13.78/kmē). The average household size was 2.59 people, and the average family size was 3.08 people. In the Yates County, 26.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.3% were 18 to 24, 24.7% were 25 to 44, 23.9% were 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 24652, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.83% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.82% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34640, it is 18th poorest county by median household income in New York. The median income for a family in the county was $40681, it is New York's 14th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16781, it would be the 13th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of New York.

In 2000, 6376 pupils and students, of which 48.16% are male and 51.84% are female, 25.9% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.09% nursery or pri school, 6.09% kindergarten, 47.04% elementary school, 22.73% high school and 20.06% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Dresden Village	Yates County	0.31	0.31	0	307	1005.1	18207	42500
2	Dundee Village	Yates County	1.12	1.12	0	1690	1506	14858	26034
3	Penn Yan Village	Yates County	2.33	2.27	0.06	5219	2299.7	15848	29278
4	Rushville Village	Yates County, Ontario County	0.64	0.64	0	621	973.6	16848	35625

Year	Population
April 2000 census	24621
April 2000 Estimate	24621
July 2000 Estimate	24740
July 2001 Estimate	24637
July 2002 Estimate	24509
July 2003 Estimate	24609
July 2004 Estimate	24631
July 2005 Estimate	24633
July 2006 Estimate	24488
July 2007 Estimate	24633
July 2008 Estimate	24652

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	153	108	261
Kindergarten	200	188	388
Elementary school	1567	1432	2999
High school	707	742	1449
College or graduate school	444	835	1279

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Yates County, New York	$34640	$40681	$16781
New York, United States	$43393	$51691	$23389
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587