With 4,550 people, Little Falls is a city in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $105,700. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 38% less than in New York as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. The poverty rate is 24.3%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,544, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% 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 Little Falls
What changed most since 1990
Population5,829 → 4,550(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants53.5% → 65.6%(+12.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate19.0% → 24.3%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Little Falls's population equals 7.6% of Herkimer County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.4% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 3.0% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 111 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
Little Falls, decade by decade
Little Falls 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
5,829
$42,047
$98,643
12.2%
2.5
2000
5,188
$43,656
$99,098
16.9%
6.2
2010
4,946
$49,592
$96,240
23.6%
10.3
2020
4,605
$52,924
$82,540
20.0%
27.6
2024
4,550
$53,544
$105,700
22.0%
31.4
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.
