Demographics of Herkimer village, New York

Herkimer village, New York had 7,195 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −97 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Herkimer village, in four figures

7,195
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,566 ±460.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −97 people.; 45.4 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,529 ±$16,198
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Herkimer village, New York's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Herkimer village, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Herkimer village, New York's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Herkimer village, 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	7,292	100.0	100.0
2021	7,307	100.2	100.2
2022	7,284	99.9	100.7
2023	7,248	99.4	101.6
2024	7,223	99.1	102.5
2025	7,195	98.7	103.1

Population of Herkimer village, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,292	—
2021	7,307	+15
2022	7,284	−23
2023	7,248	−36
2024	7,223	−25
2025	7,195	−28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±3.4: for men 43.6 ±8.0 and for women 45.7 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Herkimer village by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	348 ±164	4.6% ±2.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	756 ±243	10.0% ±3.2	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	957 ±270	12.6% ±3.5	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,679 ±324	22.2% ±4.1	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,260 ±433	29.9% ±5.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,566 ±289	20.7% ±3.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,529 ±$16,198, and income per person $28,716 ±$4,508, 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 village by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,047 ±291	31.5% ±8.4	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	656 ±222	19.7% ±6.5	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	408 ±170	12.3% ±5.0	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	469 ±186	14.1% ±5.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	495 ±244	14.9% ±7.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 291	1.3% to 8.7%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 206	0% to 6.2%	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 village by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	1,832 ±592	26.4% ±8.4	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	463 ±208	41.9% ±14.4	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,003 ±345	26.7% ±8.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	170 to 562	8.9% to 26.3%	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Herkimer village, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Herkimer village	New York	United States
Housing units	3,784 ±277	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±2.8	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±4.9	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.6% ±8.5	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.4% ±7.7	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$133,200 ±$28,866	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$82	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	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 village by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	34 to 198	0.5% to 2.6%	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,649 ±533	87.9% ±4.6	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22 to 276	0.3% to 3.6%	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	131 ±50	1.7% ±0.7	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 1.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	493 ±243	6.5% ±3.2	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 village by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	6,327 ±508	83.6% ±4.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	838 ±358	11.1% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 94	0% to 1.2%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	356 ±161	4.7% ±2.1	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 223	0.4% to 2.9%	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	92 to 370	1.2% to 4.9%	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Herkimer village among the places of New York

256th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Herkimer village in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Geneseo village	7,701 ±28
Port Jefferson Station CDP	7,676 ±1,106
Great Neck Plaza village	7,593 ±30
Ilion village	7,593 ±30
Hewlett CDP	7,570 ±1,014
Herkimer village	7,566 ±460
Williston Park village	7,542 ±75
Briarcliff Manor village	7,519 ±297
Binghamton University CDP	7,449 ±193
Hudson Falls village	7,395 ±20
Nyack village	7,393 ±420

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in New York by median age
No. 5 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 21 Places by poverty rate
No. 213 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 216 Places in New York by foreign-born share
No. 257 Places in New York by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026