Demographics of Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County, New York had 59,219 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −824 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Herkimer County, in four figures

59,219
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −824 people.; 44.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,515 ±$3,647
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Herkimer County, New York's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Herkimer County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Herkimer County, New York's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Herkimer County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	60,043	100.0	100.0
2021	60,036	100.0	100.2
2022	59,581	99.2	100.7
2023	59,551	99.2	101.6
2024	59,368	98.9	102.5
2025	59,219	98.6	103.1

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Population of Herkimer County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	60,043	−112	−31	0	−83
2021	60,036	−7	−167	+5	+103
2022	59,581	−455	−278	+16	−164
2023	59,551	−30	−134	+20	+98
2024	59,368	−183	−240	+37	+28
2025	59,219	−149	−239	+6	+84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±0.3: for men 43.5 ±0.4 and for women 45.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Herkimer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	2,910 ±106	4.9% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,273 ±424	15.5% ±0.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,664 ±368	7.8% ±0.6	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,197 ±449	22.1% ±0.8	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,395 ±591	27.4% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,318 ±596	22.3% ±1.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,515 ±$3,647, and income per person $37,228 ±$1,663, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Herkimer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	4,600 ±519	17.9% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,167 ±514	20.1% ±2.0	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,139 ±406	16.1% ±1.6	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,789 ±398	14.7% ±1.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,743 ±512	18.4% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,832 ±279	7.1% ±1.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,471 ±246	5.7% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Herkimer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	7,881 ±1,040	13.4% ±1.8	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,009 ±347	16.7% ±2.8	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,086 ±648	14.1% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,786 ±299	10.1% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Herkimer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Herkimer County	New York	United States
Housing units	32,459 ±52	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.3% ±1.1	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.7% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.6% ±1.7	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.4% ±1.8	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,700 ±$7,209	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$32	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±3	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Herkimer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,700 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,188 ±444	90.7% ±0.7	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	732 ±136	1.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	369 ±92	0.6% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 160	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	76 to 380	0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,430 ±427	4.1% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Herkimer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	50,377 ±821	84.3% ±1.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,254 ±709	12.1% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	383 ±147	0.6% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,743 ±332	2.9% ±0.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,237 ±328	2.1% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	506 ±148	0.8% ±0.2	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Herkimer County among the counties of New York

43rd of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Herkimer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Warren County	65,020	−0.9%
Livingston County	61,438	−0.2%
Otsego County	60,589	+3.8%
Columbia County	60,168	−2.1%
Washington County	59,353	−2.9%
Herkimer County	59,219	−1.4%
Genesee County	58,416	+0.2%
Fulton County	52,216	−1.6%
Montgomery County	50,046	+1.1%
Tioga County	47,453	−1.9%
Greene County	47,238	−1.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026