Herkimer is home to 7,566 people in New York. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The median age is 45.4, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 44% less than in New York as a whole. The poverty rate is 26.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $133,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,529, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Herkimer
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate19.9% → 26.4%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share98.8% → 87.9%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Herkimer's population equals 13% of Herkimer County's. Its number of households without a car equals 27% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 25% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(67)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(141)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 375 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Herkimer, decade by decade
Herkimer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,883
$40,847
$121,923
13.8%
3.0
2000
7,498
$45,108
$116,768
15.0%
11.2
2010
7,743
$37,083
$107,749
14.9%
23.3
2020
7,234
$58,106
$106,538
17.1%
35.8
2024
7,566
$48,529
$133,200
15.9%
27.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
