Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County, New York · ZIP 13304, 13322, 13324
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 59,585 (2024 estimate)Population
- 25,426Households
- $68,858Median household income
- $135,000Median home value
- 37Towns with a page
- 28ZIP codes
Herkimer County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,427 |
| 2010 | 64,519 |
| 2020 | 60,139 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $68,858 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 19,296 units
- Renter occupied
- 6,130 units
- Vacancy rate
- 21.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
11,873 employees in 1,124 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Herkimer County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59,932 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $68,858 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 44.6 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $135,000 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.6% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.8% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.9% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.2 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Herkimer County37 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| German Flatts Town | Town | 12,077 | 33.7 sq mi |
| Herkimer Town | Town | 9,508 | 31.7 sq mi |
| Ilion | Village | 7,559 | 2.49 sq mi |
| Herkimer | Village | 7,254 | 2.59 sq mi |
| Frankfort Town | Town | 6,889 | 36.4 sq mi |
| Little Falls | City | 4,527 | 3.84 sq mi |
| Schuyler Town | Town | 3,260 | 39.9 sq mi |
| Manheim Town | Town | 3,052 | 29.1 sq mi |
| Mohawk | Village | 2,376 | 0.88 sq mi |
| Frankfort | Village | 2,292 | 1.01 sq mi |
| Russia Town | Town | 2,274 | 57.0 sq mi |
| Newport Town | Town | 2,107 | 32.0 sq mi |
| Dolgeville | Village | 2,015 | 1.84 sq mi |
| Winfield Town | Town | 1,883 | 23.6 sq mi |
| Salisbury Town | Town | 1,836 | 107.4 sq mi |
| Webb Town | Town | 1,818 | 451.4 sq mi |
| Columbia Town | Town | 1,591 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Little Falls Town | Town | 1,475 | 22.3 sq mi |
| Fairfield Town | Town | 1,452 | 41.3 sq mi |
| Litchfield Town | Town | 1,436 | 30.0 sq mi |
| Warren Town | Town | 1,014 | 38.1 sq mi |
| Ohio Town | Town | 975 | 301.3 sq mi |
| Danube Town | Town | 952 | 29.4 sq mi |
| Norway Town | Town | 753 | 35.6 sq mi |
| West Winfield | Village | 729 | 0.91 sq mi |
| East Herkimer | Census designated place | 711 | 1.19 sq mi |
| Stark Town | Town | 706 | 31.6 sq mi |
| Newport | Village | 556 | 0.53 sq mi |
| East Frankfort | Census designated place | 480 | 0.79 sq mi |
| Poland | Village | 478 | 0.54 sq mi |
| Middleville | Village | 431 | 0.77 sq mi |
| Old Forge | Census designated place | 359 | 1.79 sq mi |
| Cold Brook | Village | 261 | 0.44 sq mi |
| Salisbury Center | Census designated place | 238 | 0.91 sq mi |
| South Ilion | Census designated place | 198 | 0.44 sq mi |
| Eagle Bay | Census designated place | 97 | 0.28 sq mi |
| Thendara | Census designated place | 84 | 0.56 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Fulton CountyPopulation 52,073 (2024 estimate)
- Hamilton CountyPopulation 5,082 (2024 estimate)
- Lewis CountyPopulation 26,570 (2024 estimate)
- Montgomery CountyPopulation 49,648 (2024 estimate)
- Oneida CountyPopulation 228,347 (2024 estimate)
- Otsego CountyPopulation 60,524 (2024 estimate)
- St. Lawrence CountyPopulation 106,198 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.