Herkimer County, New York Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Herkimer County is 6th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - White

Herkimer County is 6th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Herkimer County is 6th in New York out of 62 other counties in Size in square miles

Herkimer County is 7th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Main Cities Within Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County, New York Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Current population (2012) 64,508 40th 19,570,261 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,411.5 6th 47,126.4 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 45.7 56th 411.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Residents younger than 5 5.3% 32nd 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.4% 27th 21.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.9% 7th 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.4% 35th 84.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.5% 47th 32.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Race - White 96.9% 6th 71.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.2% 54th 17.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 47th 1.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 55th 8.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 58th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 57th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.8% 56th 18.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.5% 6th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Female residents 50.9% 23rd 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.3% 38th 21.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Housing units 33,461 38th 8,119,364 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 20.6% 33rd 50.5% 25.9%
Households 26,470 39th 7,215,687 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.1% 31st 54.8% 66.1%
Home median value $89,400 54th $301,000 $186,200
People per household 2.4 41st 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 120 35th 24,872 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Income per capita $22,377 50th $31,796 $27,915
Income per household $42,680 59th $56,951 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.6% 22nd 14.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Herkimer County Rank New York US
Non-farm private establishments 1,157 45th 521,537 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 11,659 47th 7,369,731 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,193 48th 1,956,733 27,092,908
Retail sales $503,108 48th $230,718,065 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,058 51st $11,879 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $54,239 45th $39,813,499 $613,795,732

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