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: 42 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.1%), Retail trade (12.5%), Manufacturing (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 54,47292.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,0453.5%Two or more races
- 1,4322.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 6671.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3220.5%Asian alone
- 1350.2%Some other race alone
- 760.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 240.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 45.0 years |
New York median age: | 39.8 years |
Males: 29,838 | ![]() |
Females: 29,918 | ![]() |

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Herkimer County: | 2.0 people |
New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $59,881 ($32,924 in 1999)
This county: | $59,881 |
New York: | $74,314 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $608 (lower quartile is $447, upper quartile is $729)
This county: | $608 |
State: | $1274 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $119,649 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
Herkimer: | $119,649 |
New York: | $368,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,128Detached houses: $168,152
Here: $168,152 State: $441,759 Townhouses or other attached units: $589,388
Here: $589,388 State: $658,853 In 2-unit structures: $160,976
Here: $160,976 State: $655,904 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $177,038
Here: $177,038 State: $804,940 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $524,904
Here: $524,904 State: $784,206 Mobile homes: $72,699
Here: $72,699 State: $89,475 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,515
Here: $28,515 State: $322,013
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $494
Institutionalized population: 563
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.72.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
48.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
55.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 62 buildings, average cost: $457,900
- 2020: 62 buildings, average cost: $470,600
- 2019: 65 buildings, average cost: $450,500
- 2018: 61 buildings, average cost: $156,300
- 2017: 56 buildings, average cost: $245,800
- 2016: 69 buildings, average cost: $305,500
- 2015: 72 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2014: 78 buildings, average cost: $651,200
- 2013: 67 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2012: 120 buildings, average cost: $211,300
- 2011: 81 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2010: 96 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2009: 100 buildings, average cost: $205,400
- 2008: 103 buildings, average cost: $155,700
- 2007: 135 buildings, average cost: $159,800
- 2006: 206 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2005: 162 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2004: 162 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2003: 143 buildings, average cost: $108,300
- 2002: 136 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 2001: 128 buildings, average cost: $93,600
- 2000: 124 buildings, average cost: $101,500
- 1999: 132 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 1998: 106 buildings, average cost: $87,800
- 1997: 98 buildings, average cost: $94,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,935 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,632 (2.4%)
Herkimer County: | 13.5% |
New York: | 13.9% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 45.0 years old
(Males: 43.4 years old, Females: 46.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.9 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 31.5 years old, Asian residents: 38.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 45.4 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 |
Here: | 4.3% |
New York: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,692 (61.9% naturalized citizens)
Herkimer County: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 22.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2762010 or later
- 5372000 to 2009
- 4661990 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: 23,645
- One, attached: 375
- Two: 2,275
- 3 or 4: 1,312
- 5 to 9: 494
- 10 to 19: 386
- 20 to 49: 523
- 50 or more: 885
- Mobile homes: 2,800
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Herkimer County with a mortgage: 9,159 (976 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 920 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,175
Here: | 90.0% with mortgage |
State: | 95.2% 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: 13,552 (72.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,219 (6.5%)
- Bus: 142 (0.8%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 5 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 149 (0.8%)
- Walked: 1,126 (6.0%)
- Worked at home: 3,953 (21.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (14%)
- Belarus (8%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Turkey (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
- Italy (4%)
- Italian (20%)
- American (12%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (11%)
- German (9%)
- Polish (7%)
- European (3%)
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
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
4.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,462 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.90% |
New York average: | 5.29% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Oneida County, NY | ![]() |
from Fulton County, NY | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
from Otsego County, NY | ![]() |
from Onondaga County, NY | ![]() |
from Madison County, NY | ![]() |
5.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,468 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.06% |
New York average: | 6.93% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Oneida County, NY | ![]() |
to Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
to Otsego County, NY | ![]() |
to Fulton County, NY | ![]() |
to Onondaga County, NY | ![]() |
to Madison County, NY | ![]() |
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 2019: 10.7
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: 59,756- Male householders: 12,358 (3,696 living alone), Female householders: 12,447 (4,206 living alone)
11,579 spouses (11,422 opposite-sex spouses), 2,465 unmarried partners, (2,329 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,706 children (15,523 natural, 427 adopted, 772 stepchildren), 1,013 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 376 parents, 64 foster children, 605 other relatives, 1,126 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,121
Size of family households: 7,993 2-persons, 3,231 3-persons, 2,550 4-persons, 946 5-persons, 278 6-persons, 259 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,900 1-person, 1,633 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 33 4-persons.
7,594 married couples with children.
3,342 single-parent households (1,093 men, 2,249 women).
95.3% of residents of Herkimer speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 2% 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
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.91 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Herkimer County, New York
- 312020 or later
- 9882010 to 2019
- 2,2762000 to 2009
- 2,3101990 to 1999
- 3,2501980 to 1989
- 3,1501970 to 1979
- 2,8941960 to 1969
- 2,6961950 to 1959
- 2,0301940 to 1949
- 12,9201939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
- 411 room
- 992 rooms
- 3043 rooms
- 1,2944 rooms
- 3,0435 rooms
- 4,2116 rooms
- 3,0407 rooms
- 2,7758 rooms
- 4,0289+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
- 1601 room
- 3472 rooms
- 1,2293 rooms
- 9384 rooms
- 1,2005 rooms
- 1,1146 rooms
- 4247 rooms
- 4678 rooms
- 2389+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Herkimer County, New York
- 84no bedroom
- 5811 bedroom
- 3,8932 bedrooms
- 9,2373 bedrooms
- 3,8964 bedrooms
- 1,1935+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Herkimer County, New York
- 288no bedroom
- 1,6601 bedroom
- 1,8452 bedrooms
- 1,7683 bedrooms
- 4394 bedrooms
- 895+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 801no vehicle
- 5,8681 vehicle
- 8,7402 vehicles
- 2,1903 vehicles
- 9014 vehicles
- 3985+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Herkimer County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,622no vehicle
- 3,0051 vehicle
- 1,2592 vehicles
- 2233 vehicles
- 394 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
90.4% 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, 69% lived in New York.
Herkimer County: | 90.4% |
State average: | 89.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 51,032
- Other state: 6,771
- Northeast: 2,980
- Midwest: 1,033
- South: 1,730
- West: 1,027
- 41.6%Utility gas
- 26.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.7%Wood
- 9.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.8%Electricity
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 1.5%Coal or coke
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 44.3%Utility gas
- 31.2%Electricity
- 13.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Wood
- 2.5%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.1%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.0% |
New York: | 16.6% |
Here: | 11.9% |
New York: | 16.0% |
Here: | 22.5% |
New York: | 39.3% |
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)"