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Herkimer County

New York · 59,219 residents (2025 est.) · 1,411 sq mi
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Herkimer County is home to 59,757 people in New York. At a median age of 44.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $147,700. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
59,757
−7%since 2000
from 64,427 in 2000
59,219 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
42 / sq mi
−4%since 2009
from 44 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.8
+15%since 2000
from 39.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,411 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
59K61K63K65K66K19902000201020202024Herkimer County
202460K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(2,910)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(3,114)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(3,842)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(3,720)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(3,261)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.7%(6,374)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(6,823)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(7,271)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.3%(9,124)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.2%(7,875)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.7%(4,012)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,431)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,515
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,924 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,228
+131%since 2000
from $16,141 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.0%
+24.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+7%since 2010
from 0.411 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction2.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$147,700
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$823
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $420 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.6%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 71.2% in 2000
23.4% rent
Vacancy rate
20.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.27 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.9%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.2
+5%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.3%(62,667)
Black0.5%(305)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(580)
Asian0.4%(255)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic90.7%(54,188)
Black1.2%(732)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,700)
Asian0.6%(369)
Other4.6%(2,768)
Diversity Score
22
+119%since 2009
from 10 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
−42%since 2020
from 28 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.3%(780)
Mexican0.4%(227)
Guatemalan0.2%(137)
Dominican0.1%(80)
Chilean0.1%(77)
Colombian0.1%(70)
Paraguayan0.1%(52)
Bolivian0%(15)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.2%(91)
Chinese0.1%(65)
Japanese0.1%(48)
Korean0.1%(33)
Filipino0%(29)
Pakistani0%(28)
Burmese0%(13)
Thai0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.1%(70)
Ancestry
Irish18.9%(11,277)
German15.9%(9,512)
Italian15.9%(9,488)
English12.2%(7,294)
American7.3%(4,369)
Polish7.2%(4,273)
French3.8%(2,290)
Welsh2.1%(1,252)
Dutch1.9%(1,110)
Scottish1.5%(889)
Ukrainian0.9%(562)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.9%(529)
Swedish0.7%(419)
Russian0.5%(310)
West Indian0.5%(308)
Arab0.5%(307)
Norwegian0.5%(290)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(264)
Jamaican0.4%(238)
Lithuanian0.3%(206)
Lebanese0.3%(191)
British0.3%(185)
Czech0.3%(184)
Hungarian0.3%(182)
Austrian0.3%(159)
Slovak0.2%(137)
Slovene0.2%(136)
Greek0.1%(83)
Egyptian0.1%(75)
Guyanese0.1%(64)
Danish0.1%(59)
Belgian0.1%(51)
Croatian0.1%(49)
Canadian0.1%(34)
Romanian0.1%(34)
Latvian0%(22)
Ethiopian0%(21)
Israeli0%(19)
Syrian0%(17)
Iraqi0%(16)
Armenian0%(13)
Finnish0%(6)
Turkish0%(4)
Haitian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 15.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 79.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.5%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+74%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.1%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 61.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.3%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 13.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.3%
+15.2 ptssince 2017
from 73.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 94.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.9%(7,924)
Married54.8%(13,615)
Widowed2.6%(657)
Divorced10.6%(2,629)
Women 15+
Never married24.2%(6,078)
Married51.9%(13,001)
Widowed11.6%(2,919)
Divorced12.2%(3,068)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 54.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 46.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)10.9%(398)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(804)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(1,451)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(126)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(52)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,646 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Herkimer County, New York?

Herkimer County, New York has about 59,757 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Herkimer County, New York?

The typical household in Herkimer County, New York earns about $68,515 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Herkimer County, New York expensive?

In Herkimer County, New York, the median home is worth about $147,700, and the typical rent is about $823 a month.

How educated are people in Herkimer County, New York?

About 22.7% of adults age 25 and over in Herkimer County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Herkimer County, New York?

About 13.4% of people in Herkimer County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Herkimer County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Herkimer County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 6,040 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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