Herkimer County, New York (NY)

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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

Mean price in 2021:

Detached 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

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:

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 2021: $2,935 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,632 (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.

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)

• 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

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)

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

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: 12,358 (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:

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
• 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 houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Herkimer County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

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)"