Herkimer County, New York (NY)

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• • 57,71794.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3502.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9071.5%Two or more races
  • 6341.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3730.6%Asian alone
  • 1190.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 570.09%Some other race alone
  • 90.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $155,761

Here:	$155,761
State:	$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $548,074

Here:	$548,074
State:	$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $148,931

Here:	$148,931
State:	$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,480

Here:	$161,480
State:	$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $524,599

Here:	$524,599
State:	$916,967

Mobile homes: $64,875

Here:	$64,875
State:	$82,547

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $44,571

Here:	$44,571
State:	$180,921

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

Health of residents in Herkimer County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

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 2019: $3,000 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,480 (2.5%)

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: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,587 (68.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2562010 or later
• 3302000 to 2009
• 4561990 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: 23,635
• One, attached: 351
• Two: 2,885
• 3 or 4: 1,157
• 5 to 9: 831
• 10 to 19: 595
• 20 to 49: 564
• 50 or more: 608
• Mobile homes: 3,157
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Herkimer County with a mortgage: 8,803 (83 second mortgage, 869 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,481

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:

• Male householders: 12,674 (3,542 living alone), Female householders: 12,195 (4,135 living alone)

• 12,026 spouses (11,880 opposite-sex spouses), 2,414 unmarried partners, (2,336 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,480 children (16,386 natural, 252 adopted, 857 stepchildren), 1,176 grandchildren, 389 brothers or sisters, 465 parents, 79 foster children, 566 other relatives, 1,283 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,175

Size of family households: 8,129 2-persons, 3,319 3-persons, 2,481 4-persons, 1,007 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 358 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,674 1-person, 1,360 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 57 4-persons.

7,887 married couples with children.
3,162 single-parent households (1,329 men, 1,833 women).

94.5% 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, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% 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
• 3942014 or later
• 3552010 to 2013
• 2,3012000 to 2009
• 2,6221990 to 1999
• 3,2271980 to 1989
• 3,4041970 to 1979
• 2,8161960 to 1969
• 2,9451950 to 1959
• 1,9841940 to 1949
• 13,7751939 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
• 521 room
• 952 rooms
• 2773 rooms
• 1,4864 rooms
• 3,1615 rooms
• 3,9686 rooms
• 2,8957 rooms
• 2,6438 rooms
• 3,6189+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
• 1281 room
• 2172 rooms
• 1,3513 rooms
• 1,1764 rooms
• 1,0775 rooms
• 1,3826 rooms
• 4257 rooms
• 4468 rooms
• 3469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
• 79no bedroom
• 5881 bedroom
• 3,9882 bedrooms
• 9,0433 bedrooms
• 3,4084 bedrooms
• 1,0865+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
• 131no bedroom
• 1,8121 bedroom
• 2,0602 bedrooms
• 1,8603 bedrooms
• 6084 bedrooms
• 1045+ 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
• 771no vehicle
• 5,6601 vehicle
• 8,0542 vehicles
• 2,5743 vehicles
• 7884 vehicles
• 3345+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,651no vehicle
• 3,1401 vehicle
• 1,4112 vehicles
• 3253 vehicles
• 504 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.9% of Herkimer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.

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

• This state: 53,327
• Other state: 6,496
• Northeast: 2,820
• Midwest: 1,294
• South: 1,350
• West: 1,032

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)"