Herkimer County, New York (NY)

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• • 53,96991.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1363.6%Two or more races
  • 1,4922.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6511.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2880.5%Asian alone
  • 1390.2%Some other race alone
  • 830.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 570.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,850

Here:	$188,850
State:	$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,855

Here:	$180,855
State:	$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $120,765

Here:	$120,765
State:	$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,443

Here:	$192,443
State:	$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $403,258

Here:	$403,258
State:	$912,009

Mobile homes: $63,441

Here:	$63,441
State:	$88,925

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Herkimer County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,168 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,748 (2.1%)

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.

Current college students: 3,133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,515 (61.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2632010 or later
• 5342000 to 2009
• 3111990 to 1999
• 1571980 to 1989
• 1081970 to 1979
• 693Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,358
• One, attached: 352
• Two: 2,278
• 3 or 4: 1,372
• 5 to 9: 476
• 10 to 19: 388
• 20 to 49: 558
• 50 or more: 826
• Mobile homes: 2,954
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Herkimer County with a mortgage: 9,446 (1,008 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 946 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 944

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.

4.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,462 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in New York ($37,018 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($12,444 average AGI)

Herkimer County:	1.10%
New York average:	1.86%

from Oneida County, NY	2.01% ($44,875 average AGI)
from Fulton County, NY	0.25% ($36,361)
from Montgomery County, NY	0.23% ($34,818)
from Otsego County, NY	0.22% ($34,963)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.11% ($82,846)
from Madison County, NY	0.10% ($40,125)

5.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,468 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in New York ($32,093 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($18,374 average AGI)

Herkimer County:	1.40%
New York average:	3.55%

to Oneida County, NY	1.83% ($45,743 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.26% ($33,581)
to Otsego County, NY	0.24% ($40,845)
to Fulton County, NY	0.22% ($35,415)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.19% ($61,085)
to Madison County, NY	0.16% ($44,526)

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 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

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:

• Male householders: 12,125 (3,713 living alone), Female householders: 13,084 (4,343 living alone)

• 12,148 spouses (12,021 opposite-sex spouses), 2,405 unmarried partners, (2,238 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,389 children (14,528 natural, 311 adopted, 536 stepchildren), 806 grandchildren, 275 brothers or sisters, 258 parents, 18 foster children, 838 other relatives, 1,123 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,308

Size of family households: 8,103 2-persons, 3,156 3-persons, 2,578 4-persons, 929 5-persons, 314 6-persons, 244 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,059 1-person, 1,776 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

7,701 married couples with children.
2,798 single-parent households (782 men, 2,016 women).

95.0% of residents of Herkimer speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

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
• 1092020 or later
• 1,1552010 to 2019
• 2,2392000 to 2009
• 2,2261990 to 1999
• 3,1931980 to 1989
• 3,2291970 to 1979
• 2,9591960 to 1969
• 2,8791950 to 1959
• 2,0381940 to 1949
• 12,4001939 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
• 261 room
• 842 rooms
• 2183 rooms
• 1,3854 rooms
• 2,9765 rooms
• 4,2206 rooms
• 3,1517 rooms
• 3,0058 rooms
• 3,8919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
• 2141 room
• 3352 rooms
• 1,2463 rooms
• 1,0154 rooms
• 1,2245 rooms
• 9366 rooms
• 3847 rooms
• 4108 rooms
• 3009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
• 71no bedroom
• 4231 bedroom
• 3,9832 bedrooms
• 9,4283 bedrooms
• 3,9964 bedrooms
• 1,1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
• 352no bedroom
• 1,7841 bedroom
• 1,7072 bedrooms
• 1,7523 bedrooms
• 3944 bedrooms
• 735+ 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
• 946no vehicle
• 5,7241 vehicle
• 9,0722 vehicles
• 2,0353 vehicles
• 9094 vehicles
• 3585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,619no vehicle
• 2,9851 vehicle
• 1,1872 vehicles
• 2293 vehicles
• 444 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

90.6% of Herkimer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 50,523
• Other state: 6,745
• Northeast: 3,050
• Midwest: 948
• South: 1,726
• West: 1,021

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)"