Herkimer County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	47%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.3%), Manufacturing (16.7%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Herkimer County, New York:

Median resident age:	39.0 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 31,248	(48.5%)
Females: 33,179	(51.5%)

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Herkimer County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,603
New York:	$53,514

This county:	$458
State:	$802

Herkimer County:	$122,145
New York:	$311,000

Detached houses: $149,095

Here:	$149,095
State:	$352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,135

Here:	$192,135
State:	$476,263

In 2-unit structures: $140,065

Here:	$140,065
State:	$482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,240

Here:	$181,240
State:	$552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,371

Here:	$130,371
State:	$503,284

Mobile homes: $32,448

Here:	$32,448
State:	$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,500

Here:	$49,500
State:	$137,621

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

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.4%

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, Herkimer, Ilion, Frankfort, Little Falls, Schuyler, Manheim, Mohawk, Russia, Winfield.

2005 air pollution in Herkimer County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fulton County , Hamilton County , Lewis County , Montgomery County , Oneida County , Otsego County , St. Lawrence County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Herkimer County: Cahans Farm (A), Kinne Corners (B), Beacon Light Corners (C), Carey Corners (D), Forest Lodge (E), Goodiers Corners (F), Carter Station (G), Goodell Corners (H), Camp Ballou (I), Schuyler Corners (J), Garlock Corners (K), Lyons Camp (L), Kelhi Corners (M), Martin Corners (N), Wrights Corners (O), Woodin Corners (P), Wood Corners (Q), Sheaf Corners (R), Shedd Corners (S), Fairview Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Herkimer County include: Holy Trinity Monastery (A), Yellow Church (B), East Schuyler Church (C), Columbia Church (D), Indian Castle Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Peck Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Crain Cemetery (3), Hurricane Cemetery (4), Howard Cemetery (5), Pine Grove Cemetery (6), Crim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Surprise Pond (A), Sunshine Pond (B), Cranberry Pond (C), Cranberry Lake (D), Sunday Lake (E), Cracker Pond (F), Summit Pond (G), Sucker Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash Brook (A), Ash Creek (B), Bacon Brook (C), Bald Mountain Brook (D), Beaver Creek (E), Betty Green Brook (F), Big Bill Brook (G), Golden Stair Creek (H), Birch Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.4%
New York:	8.0%

Current college students: 3,133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,297 (72% naturalized citizens)

Herkimer County:	2.0%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,992
• One, attached: 349
• Two: 3,284
• 3 or 4: 1,585
• 5 to 9: 699
• 10 to 19: 328
• 20 or more: 1,040
• Mobile homes: 3,675
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 74

Housing units in Herkimer County with a mortgage: 6,846 (477 second mortgage, 895 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,696

Here:	54.6% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Herkimer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 11.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1970, a tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Herkimer County-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 90% 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 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 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.7 miles away from Herkimer County center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from Herkimer County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,132 (77%) Carpooled: 3,570 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 242 (1%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Taxi: 39 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 41 (0%) Walked: 1,498 (5%) Other means: 103 (0%) Worked at home: 968 (3%)

4.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.63%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.34% relocated from other counties in New York ($23,879 average AGI)
1.29% relocated from other states ($9,349 average AGI)

Herkimer County:	1.29%
New York average:	1.94%

from Oneida County, NY	1.56% ($32,325 average AGI)
from Otsego County, NY	0.27% ($20,469)
from Fulton County, NY	0.22% ($21,396)
from Montgomery County, NY	0.20% ($31,383)
from Madison County, NY	0.10% ($29,522)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.08% ($35,550)
from Albany County, NY	0.07% ($42,313)

5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.91% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,438 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($9,690 average AGI)

Herkimer County:	1.76%
New York average:	2.96%

to Oneida County, NY	1.94% ($30,381 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.23% ($25,536)
to Otsego County, NY	0.20% ($21,375)
to Albany County, NY	0.18% ($28,159)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.18% ($49,476)
to Fulton County, NY	0.16% ($22,297)
to Madison County, NY	0.15% ($30,444)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,688 (9,922 aged, 1,766 disabled)
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: 52,965 (13,240 male householders, 3,970 female householders)

  13,337 spouses, 18,852 children (17,734 natural, 323 adopted, 795 stepchildren), 778 grandchildren, 305 brothers or sisters, 339 parents, 479 other relatives, 1,665 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,353 (3,644 male householders (2,818 living alone)), 4,886 female householders (4,281 living alone)), 1,823 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,109 (661 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,457 2-persons, 4,161 3-persons, 3,368 4-persons, 1,547 5-persons, 492 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,099 1-person, 1,231 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

94.8% of residents of Herkimer County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $346,977,000 ($5434 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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	3.6

67% of Herkimer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in New York.

Herkimer County:	66.7%
State average:	64.4%

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

• This state: 56978
• Northeast: 2648
• Midwest: 1078
• South: 1238
• West: 808

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,600

Here:	2.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	2.5%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	18.0%
New York:	38.2%

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