COMPARING TWO PLACES
Herkimer County vs Fulton County
PLACE A
Herkimer County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Fulton County, Arkansas
Herkimer County is 374% larger than Fulton County. Herkimer County earns more, with a median household income $26,274 higher. Fulton County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
HERKIMER COUNTYFULTON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population59,21912,492+374% vs Fulton County
Population density4220+22
Population growth-6.8%-1.4%−5.4 pts
Median age44.847.6−2.8
Male50.1%48.7%+1.4 pts
Female49.9%51.3%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%0.6%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.7%92.3%−1.6 pts
Black1.2%0.3%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%1.9%+0.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.2%+0.4 pts
Other4.6%5.2%−0.6 pts
Median household income$68,515$42,241+$26,274
Per capita income$37,228$23,947+$13,281
Poverty rate13.4%18.0%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.429+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%16.0%+6.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%6.4%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.6%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation58.8%43.3%+15.5 pts
Median home value$147,700$113,800+$33,900
Median gross rent$823$626+$197
Owner-occupied76.6%84.7%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.7%23.6%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%39.3%−2.3 pts
Average commute25.728.2−2.5
Worked from home10.1%8.3%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.9%6.6%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025