Herkimer County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,134
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 18,318
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,563 (it was 7,416 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 47% |
Land area: 1411 sq. mi.
Water area: 47.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 44 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (15.6%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (15.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 53%
- Government: 8%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 38%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 58,25590.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3252.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 8341.3%Two or more races
- 7091.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3290.5%Asian alone
- 1470.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 780.1%Some other race alone
- 120.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 44.3 years |
New York median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 30,826 | ![]() |
Females: 31,436 | ![]() |

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Herkimer County: | 2.0 people |
New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2018: $53,863 ($32,924 in 1999)
This county: | $53,863 |
New York: | $67,844 |
Median contract rent in 2018 for apartments: $557 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $706)
This county: | $557 |
State: | $1158 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2018: $104,694 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
Herkimer: | $104,694 |
New York: | $325,500 |
Mean price in 2018:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,116Detached houses: $153,516
Here: $153,516 State: $379,096 Townhouses or other attached units: $498,391
Here: $498,391 State: $624,442 In 2-unit structures: $139,693
Here: $139,693 State: $636,971 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,535
Here: $152,535 State: $757,649 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $465,323
Here: $465,323 State: $872,911 Mobile homes: $59,345
Here: $59,345 State: $72,118 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,324
Here: $34,324 State: $134,608
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $487
Institutionalized population: 563
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 24
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 21
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 98 buildings, average cost: $94,400
- 1998: 106 buildings, average cost: $87,800
- 1999: 132 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 2000: 124 buildings, average cost: $101,500
- 2001: 128 buildings, average cost: $93,600
- 2002: 136 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 2003: 143 buildings, average cost: $108,300
- 2004: 162 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2005: 162 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2006: 206 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2007: 135 buildings, average cost: $159,800
- 2008: 103 buildings, average cost: $155,700
- 2009: 100 buildings, average cost: $205,400
- 2010: 96 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2011: 81 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2012: 120 buildings, average cost: $211,300
- 2013: 67 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2014: 78 buildings, average cost: $651,200
- 2015: 72 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2016: 69 buildings, average cost: $305,500
- 2017: 56 buildings, average cost: $245,800
- 2018: 61 buildings, average cost: $156,300
- 2019: 65 buildings, average cost: $450,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2018: $2,921 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $2,366 (2.4%)
Herkimer County: | 13.6% |
New York: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2018: 44.3 years old
(Males: 42.6 years old, Females: 45.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.0 years old, Black residents: 20.2 years old, American Indian residents: 32.7 years old, Asian residents: 40.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.3 years old, Other race residents: 20.5 years old)
Area name: Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Herkimer County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.
Cities in this county include: German Flatts, Ilion, Herkimer, Little Falls, Schuyler, Manheim, Mohawk, Frankfort, Russia, Winfield.
City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
Columbia town | 4 | 11 | 8 - 15 | 40 | 35 - 46 |
Danube town | 1 | 12 | 8 - 16 | 41 | 35 - 46 |
Fairfield town | 20 | 11 | 8 - 14 | 40 | 35 - 44 |
Frankfort town | 39 | 14 | 12 - 18 | 44 | 39 - 49 |
German Flatts town | 35 | 13 | 10 - 15 | 42 | 38 - 46 |
Herkimer town | 31 | 11 | 8 - 14 | 42 | 37 - 46 |
Litchfield town | 3 | 11 | 7 - 15 | 41 | 35 - 46 |
Little Falls city | 17 | 11 | 8 - 14 | 38 | 33 - 43 |
Little Falls town | 16 | 11 | 8 - 15 | 40 | 35 - 45 |
Manheim town | 7 | 10 | 6 - 14 | 38 | 30 - 43 |
Newport town | 14 | 11 | 8 - 15 | 40 | 33 - 44 |
Norway town | 0 | 11 | 7 - 15 | 40 | 34 - 45 |
Ohio town | 0 | 11 | 7 - 15 | 40 | 34 - 46 |
Russia town | 6 | 11 | 6 - 14 | 39 | 32 - 44 |
Salisbury town | 2 | 11 | 7 - 15 | 39 | 32 - 44 |
Schuyler town | 11 | 12 | 9 - 16 | 42 | 37 - 47 |
Stark town | 3 | 11 | 6 - 14 | 39 | 31 - 44 |
Warren town | 0 | 11 | 7 - 16 | 40 | 34 - 46 |
Webb town | 13 | 11 | 7 - 14 | 39 | 32 - 44 |
Winfield town | 8 | 12 | 8 - 16 | 41 | 35 - 47 |
Herkimer county | 230 | 12 | 41 |
2018 air pollution in Herkimer County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Here: | 6.2% |
New York: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 3,133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,675 (74.8% naturalized citizens)
Herkimer County: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 22.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1982010 or later
- 2602000 to 2009
- 5361990 to 1999
- 1571980 to 1989
- 1081970 to 1979
- 693Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,993
- One, attached: 316
- Two: 2,760
- 3 or 4: 1,132
- 5 to 9: 959
- 10 to 19: 527
- 20 to 49: 401
- 50 or more: 569
- Mobile homes: 3,101
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22
Housing units in Herkimer County with a mortgage: 8,579 (129 second mortgage, 1,032 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,424
Here: | 47.1% with mortgage |
State: | 59.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Herkimer County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 15,425 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,135 | 42 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,461 | 22 |
Other | 450 | 5 |
Orthodox | 334 | 4 |
None | 39,714 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Herkimer County: | 2.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Herkimer County: | 3.37 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Herkimer County: | 9.2% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Herkimer County: | 24.5% |
State: | 23.8% |
Here: | 13.7% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Herkimer County:
Average size of farms: 231 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,213
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $94.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.03%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,862
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.51%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68,458
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.41%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.90
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 49.62%
Corn for grain: 4370 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 236 harvested acres
Vegetables: 867 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 90 acres
Earthquake activity:
Herkimer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Herkimer County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 111.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 109.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 170.9 miles away from Herkimer County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 396.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2014 to May 22, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4180: July 08, 2014, FEMA Id: 4180, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4129: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4129, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3341: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3341, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to May 08, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1993: June 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Herkimer County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,960 (74.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,681 (9.0%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 192 (1.0%)
- Railroad: 8 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 250 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
- Walked: 1,259 (6.7%)
- Worked at home: 1,272 (6.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (13%)
- Belarus (10%)
- Canada (7%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- Italy (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- India (5%)
- Italian (16%)
- American (14%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (10%)
- English (6%)
- Polish (6%)
- European (4%)
People in group quarters in Herkimer County, New York in 2000:
- 560 people in nursing homes
- 166 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 128 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 67 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 48 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 31 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 31 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 26 people in other group homes
- 13 people in military barracks, etc.
- 11 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Herkimer County, New York in 2010:
- 613 people in college/university student housing
- 533 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 175 people in group homes intended for adults
- 34 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 27 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 16 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 11 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
4.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,977 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.53% |
New York average: | 4.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in New York ($30,652 average AGI)
0.87% relocated from other states ($8,325 average AGI)
Herkimer County: 0.87% New York average: 1.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Oneida County, NY | ![]() |
from Otsego County, NY | ![]() |
from Fulton County, NY | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
from Madison County, NY | ![]() |
from Onondaga County, NY | ![]() |
5.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,475 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.08% |
New York average: | 5.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.56% relocated to other counties in New York ($27,089 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($13,386 average AGI)
Herkimer County: 1.52% New York average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Oneida County, NY | ![]() |
to Otsego County, NY | ![]() |
to Fulton County, NY | ![]() |
to Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
to Onondaga County, NY | ![]() |
to Madison County, NY | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,050 (9,891 aged, 2,159 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 911 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Herkimer County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,700)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (999)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (890)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (696)
- Unspecified dementia (470)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (413)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (323)
- Congestive heart failure (263)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (204)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (186)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,807
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 428
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,632
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,113
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,094
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.6. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 94.7
- Other - 42.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 62,262- In family households: 49,950 (8,369 male householders, 7,285 female householders)
11,952 spouses, 17,536 children (16,326 natural, 300 adopted, 907 stepchildren), 1,358 grandchildren, 489 brothers or sisters, 604 parents, 590 other relatives, 1,865 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,062 (4,250 male householders (3,403 living alone)), 4,848 female householders (4,036 living alone)), 1,962 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,243
Size of family households: 7,925 2-persons, 3,449 3-persons, 2,424 4-persons, 1,044 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 436 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,440 1-person, 1,452 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 33 4-persons.
7,910 married couples with children.
3,380 single-parent households (1,444 men, 1,936 women).
94.4% of residents of Herkimer speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $346,977,000 ($5,434 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,389,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $162,442,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $85,150,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,903,000
Federal grants: $82,865,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,453,000 ($4,178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,164,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,311,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,733,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,658,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,555Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,939
Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +103
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -301
Here: | ![]() ![]() |
State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.91 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Herkimer County, New York
- 3032014 or later
- 4802010 to 2013
- 2,2222000 to 2009
- 2,9481990 to 1999
- 3,0451980 to 1989
- 3,3701970 to 1979
- 2,7201960 to 1969
- 2,9031950 to 1959
- 1,7791940 to 1949
- 14,2301939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
- 731 room
- 1252 rooms
- 3193 rooms
- 1,5614 rooms
- 2,9655 rooms
- 3,8816 rooms
- 2,8687 rooms
- 2,5148 rooms
- 3,5489+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
- 1871 room
- 1572 rooms
- 1,2993 rooms
- 1,2994 rooms
- 1,1575 rooms
- 1,4636 rooms
- 4477 rooms
- 4868 rooms
- 3279+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
- 109no bedroom
- 6131 bedroom
- 3,8452 bedrooms
- 8,9203 bedrooms
- 3,2754 bedrooms
- 1,1055+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
- 190no bedroom
- 1,7681 bedroom
- 2,2222 bedrooms
- 1,8123 bedrooms
- 7324 bedrooms
- 1195+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 803no vehicle
- 5,6671 vehicle
- 7,5352 vehicles
- 2,7203 vehicles
- 8384 vehicles
- 3045+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,693no vehicle
- 3,2381 vehicle
- 1,5232 vehicles
- 2933 vehicles
- 644 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
91.8% of Herkimer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in New York.
Herkimer County: | 91.8% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 53,294
- Other state: 6,683
- Northeast: 2,975
- Midwest: 1,240
- South: 1,468
- West: 1,003
- 38.9%Utility gas
- 30.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.6%Wood
- 8.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.9%Electricity
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 1.6%Coal or coke
- 54.6%Utility gas
- 24.1%Electricity
- 12.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.4% |
New York: | 14.2% |
Here: | 7.1% |
New York: | 14.5% |
Here: | 21.0% |
New York: | 35.6% |
Herkimer County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,120,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,668,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $7,019,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,822,000
Other: $5,085,000
Sewerage: $932,000
Housing and Community Development: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,695,000
Sewerage: $808,000
Other Higher Education: $675,000
General - Other: $170,000
Corrections - Other: $41,000
General Public Buildings: $39,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $32,065,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,232,000
Regular Highways: $12,359,000
Health - Other: $7,316,000
General - Other: $6,942,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,114,000
Corrections - Other: $2,885,000
Central Staff Services: $2,518,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,943,000
Financial Administration: $1,685,000
Police Protection: $1,406,000
Sewerage: $1,217,000
Parks and Recreation: $746,000
Natural Resources - Other: $740,000
General Public Buildings: $736,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $185,000
Libraries: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $516,000
Education: $273,000
Health and Hospitals: $28,000
Highways: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $723,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,332,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,198,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,454,000
Highways: $937,000
Other: $850,000
Sewerage: $287,000
Public Welfare: $22,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,586,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,610,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,046,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $710,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,516,000
Interest Earnings: $449,000
Rents: $443,000
Fines and Forfeits: $132,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $277,000
Other Higher Education: $131,000
General - Other: $129,000
Public Welfare - Other: $120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Sewerage: $35,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,600,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,606,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,346,000
Education: $9,155,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,308,000
Highways: $3,946,000
Other: $2,517,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,412,000
Property: $28,241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $760,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $574,000
Other: $132,000
Other License: $24,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,509,000
Herkimer County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,120,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,668,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $7,019,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,822,000
Other: $5,085,000
Sewerage: $932,000
Housing and Community Development: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,695,000
Sewerage: $808,000
Other Higher Education: $675,000
General - Other: $170,000
Corrections - Other: $41,000
General Public Buildings: $39,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $32,065,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,232,000
Regular Highways: $12,359,000
Health - Other: $7,316,000
General - Other: $6,942,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,114,000
Corrections - Other: $2,885,000
Central Staff Services: $2,518,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,943,000
Financial Administration: $1,685,000
Police Protection: $1,406,000
Sewerage: $1,217,000
Parks and Recreation: $746,000
Natural Resources - Other: $740,000
General Public Buildings: $736,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $185,000
Libraries: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $516,000
Education: $273,000
Health and Hospitals: $28,000
Highways: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $723,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,332,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,198,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,454,000
Highways: $937,000
Other: $850,000
Sewerage: $287,000
Public Welfare: $22,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,586,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,610,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,046,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $710,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,516,000
Interest Earnings: $449,000
Rents: $443,000
Fines and Forfeits: $132,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $277,000
Other Higher Education: $131,000
General - Other: $129,000
Public Welfare - Other: $120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Sewerage: $35,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,600,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,606,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,346,000
Education: $9,155,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,308,000
Highways: $3,946,000
Other: $2,517,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,412,000
Property: $28,241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $760,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $574,000
Other: $132,000
Other License: $24,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,509,000
Herkimer County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,120,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,668,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $7,019,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,822,000
Other: $5,085,000
Sewerage: $932,000
Housing and Community Development: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,695,000
Sewerage: $808,000
Other Higher Education: $675,000
General - Other: $170,000
Corrections - Other: $41,000
General Public Buildings: $39,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $32,065,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,232,000
Regular Highways: $12,359,000
Health - Other: $7,316,000
General - Other: $6,942,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,114,000
Corrections - Other: $2,885,000
Central Staff Services: $2,518,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,943,000
Financial Administration: $1,685,000
Police Protection: $1,406,000
Sewerage: $1,217,000
Parks and Recreation: $746,000
Natural Resources - Other: $740,000
General Public Buildings: $736,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $185,000
Libraries: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $516,000
Education: $273,000
Health and Hospitals: $28,000
Highways: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $723,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,332,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,198,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,454,000
Highways: $937,000
Other: $850,000
Sewerage: $287,000
Public Welfare: $22,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,586,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,610,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,046,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $710,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,516,000
Interest Earnings: $449,000
Rents: $443,000
Fines and Forfeits: $132,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $277,000
Other Higher Education: $131,000
General - Other: $129,000
Public Welfare - Other: $120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Sewerage: $35,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,600,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,606,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,346,000
Education: $9,155,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,308,000
Highways: $3,946,000
Other: $2,517,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,412,000
Property: $28,241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $760,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $574,000
Other: $132,000
Other License: $24,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,509,000
Herkimer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,120,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,668,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $7,019,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,822,000
Other: $5,085,000
Sewerage: $932,000
Housing and Community Development: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,695,000
Sewerage: $808,000
Other Higher Education: $675,000
General - Other: $170,000
Corrections - Other: $41,000
General Public Buildings: $39,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $32,065,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,232,000
Regular Highways: $12,359,000
Health - Other: $7,316,000
General - Other: $6,942,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,114,000
Corrections - Other: $2,885,000
Central Staff Services: $2,518,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,943,000
Financial Administration: $1,685,000
Police Protection: $1,406,000
Sewerage: $1,217,000
Parks and Recreation: $746,000
Natural Resources - Other: $740,000
General Public Buildings: $736,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $185,000
Libraries: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $516,000
Education: $273,000
Health and Hospitals: $28,000
Highways: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $723,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,332,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,198,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,454,000
Highways: $937,000
Other: $850,000
Sewerage: $287,000
Public Welfare: $22,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,586,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,541,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,610,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,900,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,046,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $710,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,516,000
Interest Earnings: $449,000
Rents: $443,000
Fines and Forfeits: $132,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $277,000
Other Higher Education: $131,000
General - Other: $129,000
Public Welfare - Other: $120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Sewerage: $35,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,600,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,606,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,346,000
Education: $9,155,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,308,000
Highways: $3,946,000
Other: $2,517,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $37,412,000
Property: $28,241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $760,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $574,000
Other: $132,000
Other License: $24,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,509,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,660
- Number of aged recipients: 197
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,463
- Number of recipients under 18: 200
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,045
- Number of recipients older than 64: 415
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 768
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 741
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 19 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 191 | $85,670 | 208 | $110,591 | 604 | $109,235 | 233 | $34,408 | 2 | $152,500 | 89 | $222,348 | 50 | $56,240 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 6 | $73,667 | 14 | $177,857 | 52 | $119,192 | 16 | $14,563 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $223,200 | 5 | $65,600 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 31 | $85,613 | 63 | $93,635 | 292 | $110,476 | 178 | $17,820 | 0 | $0 | 32 | $107,781 | 54 | $50,648 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 10 | $85,300 | 11 | $73,636 | 183 | $114,907 | 18 | $48,500 | 1 | $560,000 | 12 | $166,083 | 4 | $76,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $61,000 | 8 | $65,375 | 28 | $124,786 | 7 | $93,429 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $163,000 | 3 | $96,333 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 49 | $100,469 | 15 | $148,067 | 1 | $131,000 | 1 | $132,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 12 | $158,000 | 9 | $126,667 | 2 | $93,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 7 | $120,286 | 3 | $110,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $107,400 | 3 | $190,667 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Herkimer County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,089 | 74.4 years |
Mary | 1,074 | 80.4 years |
William | 665 | 74.3 years |
Joseph | 635 | 75.1 years |
Charles | 502 | 75.7 years |
Robert | 501 | 70.4 years |
James | 482 | 71.8 years |
George | 467 | 75.2 years |
Helen | 455 | 79.7 years |
Anna | 453 | 82.5 years |
Most common last names in Herkimer County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 274 | 76.8 years |
Miller | 218 | 76.1 years |
Jones | 206 | 76.5 years |
Brown | 174 | 76.1 years |
Johnson | 149 | 74.5 years |
Williams | 129 | 72.7 years |
Davis | 110 | 76.5 years |
Murphy | 92 | 77.3 years |
Clark | 76 | 79.3 years |
Hall | 66 | 75.9 years |
Businesses in Herkimer County, NY | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
CVS | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 4 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
FedEx | 6 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | True Value | 3 | |
Goodwill | 11 | U-Haul | 5 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 4 | |
KFC | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | YMCA | 2 |
Herkimer County on our top lists:
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"