COMPARING TWO PLACES
Herkimer County vs Lewis County
PLACE A
Herkimer County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lewis County, Missouri
Herkimer County is 499% larger than Lewis County. Herkimer County earns more, with a median household income $8,581 higher. Lewis County has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
HERKIMER COUNTYLEWIS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population59,2199,879+499% vs Lewis County
Population density4220+22
Population growth-6.8%-1.8%−5.0 pts
Median age44.837.6+7.2
Male50.1%50.7%−0.6 pts
Female49.9%49.3%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.9%0.6%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.7%91.5%−0.9 pts
Black1.2%3.9%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%1.1%+1.7 pts
Asian0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Other4.6%3.0%+1.6 pts
Median household income$68,515$59,934+$8,581
Per capita income$37,228$28,581+$8,647
Poverty rate13.4%12.7%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.431+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%16.8%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree9.5%4.8%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.1%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation58.8%58.6%+0.2 pts
Median home value$147,700$130,200+$17,500
Median gross rent$823$644+$179
Owner-occupied76.6%76.3%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.7%26.3%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%26.9%+10.1 pts
Average commute25.723.8+1.9
Worked from home10.1%9.0%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%10.7%−5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025