Herkimer County, New York (NY)

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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

Mean price in 2018:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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.

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.

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Herkimer County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Herkimer County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,977 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Oneida County, NY	1.91% ($37,702 average AGI)
from Otsego County, NY	0.31% ($38,227)
from Fulton County, NY	0.27% ($29,422)
from Montgomery County, NY	0.18% ($30,209)
from Madison County, NY	0.13% ($31,563)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.10% ($58,125)

5.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,475 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Oneida County, NY	1.87% ($39,811 average AGI)
to Otsego County, NY	0.30% ($31,556)
to Fulton County, NY	0.23% ($32,582)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.17% ($34,512)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.14% ($58,364)
to Madison County, NY	0.11% ($33,889)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Herkimer County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.91 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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)"