Herkimer town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,608 ( 567 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.7 square miles
Population density: 303.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,727	90.83%	6.6%
Black:	180	1.87%	43.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	99	1.03%	2.1%
2+ races:	520	5.41%	381.5%
Hispanic:	68	0.71%	75.6%

Total non-White:	881	9.17%	5.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-614	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	47	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,175
9,341	91.80%
318	3.13%
21	0.21%
97	0.95%
108	1.06%
279	2.74%
834	8.20%

2000
9,944
9,577	96.31%
56	0.56%
0	0.00%
120	1.21%
79	0.79%
109	1.10%
367	3.69%

1990
10,401
10,189	97.96%
41	0.39%
17	0.16%
21	0.20%
n/a
71	0.68%
212	2.04%

1980
11,023
10,937	99.22%
10	0.09%
0	0.00%
55	0.50%
n/a
21	0.19%
86	0.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-236	-2.4
467	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-612	-5.9
155	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-748	-6.8
126	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Herkimer town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.5
1,278	13.3%
8,330	86.7%
2,351	24.5%

4,132
2.17

2,229	53.9%
1,795	80.5%
188	8.4%
1,903	46.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
1,876	18.4%
8,299	81.6%
2,034	20.0%

4,148
2.22

2,318	55.9%
1,605	69.2%
301	13.0%
1,830	44.1%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
1,995	20.1%
7,949	79.9%
2,231	22.4%

4,136
2.28

2,458	59.4%
1,840	74.9%
326	13.3%
1,678	40.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
2,179	20.9%
8,222	79.1%
2,204	21.2%

4,082
2.45

2,662	65.2%
2,216	83.2%
152	5.7%
1,420	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
2,664	24.2%
8,359	75.8%
1,721	15.6%

4,114
2.61

2,880	70.0%
2,387	82.9%
174	6.0%
1,234	30.0%

2022 Housing Data for Herkimer town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	200	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	273	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	328	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	91	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	198	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	195	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	184	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	174	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	84	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	307	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	249	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	594	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	554	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	304	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	247	6.0%
$200,000 or more	150	3.6%

Median Household Income	61,176
Per Capita Income	34,450

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	399	9.7%
Public Assistance	123	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	637	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,368	72.5%
Unemployed	262	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,630	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,398	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,736	1,216	58.8%
Non-Profit	192	498	27.8%
Self-Employed	197	32	86.0%

Local Government	207	263	44.0%
State Government	117	168	41.1%
Federal Government	115	30	79.3%

Total Private + Self	1,933	1,248	60.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	631	959	39.7%
Total	2,564	2,207	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	873	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	961	20.1%
Professional, Technical	759	15.9%
Service Occupations	1,242	26.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	0.6%
All others	936	19.6%

White Collar		54.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	897	18.8%
Educational services	722	15.1%
Retail trade	657	13.8%
Accommodation and food services	452	9.5%
Construction	348	7.3%
Finance and insurance	287	6.0%
Public administration	277	5.8%
Manufacturing	207	4.3%
Other services	204	4.3%
Wholesale trade	131	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	128	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	127	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	106	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	65	1.4%
Utilities	52	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.01%
Puerto Rican	56	0.58%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	31	0.32%
Burmese	19	0.20%
Indian	9	0.09%
Japanese	8	0.08%
Korean	8	0.08%
Vietnamese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,589	92.1%
Other Asian	143	1.5%
Korean	143	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	137	1.5%
Other Indo-European	95	1.0%
Spanish	90	1.0%
German, other Germanic	43	0.5%
Vietnamese	38	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,802	18.8%
German	1,564	16.3%
Irish	1,404	14.6%
English	1,351	14.1%
Polish	729	7.6%
American	644	6.7%
French	510	5.3%
Welsh	412	4.3%
Ukrainian	225	2.3%
Dutch	192	2.0%
Russian	133	1.4%
Turkish	113	1.2%
Swiss	94	1.0%
European	82	0.9%
Swedish	75	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,330	97.1%
Not a citizen	278	2.9%

Native	9,225	96.0%
Foreign-born	383	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
290	4.0%	418	5.8%	2,574	35.7%	2,542	35.2%	921	12.8%	474	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	290	4.0%
9-12 Years	418	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,574	35.7%
Some College	2,542	35.2%
Bach. Degree	921	12.8%
Grad Degree	474	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +152	D +101	D + 5.0%
D +253
2020 vs. 2012	R +627	R +882	R + 22.6%
D -255
2020 vs. 2008	R +354	R +681	R + 17.2%
D -327

2016 vs. 2008	R +202	R +782	R + 22.1%
D -580
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,353	58.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,610	40.0%	64	1.6%	4,027	21	12	0.05%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	2,201	58.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,357	36.1%	202	5.4%	3,760	22	13	0.05%
2012	45%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,865	51.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,726	47.3%	59	1.6%	3,650	12	0	0.05%
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	1,999	49.9%	Barack Obama (D)	1,937	48.3%	72	1.8%	4,008	14	4	0.05%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,133	51.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,936	46.5%	95	2.3%	4,164	11	1	0.06%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,978	49.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,860	46.1%	194	4.8%	4,032	11	-2	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,610

40.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,353

58.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,027

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,357

36.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,201

58.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

143

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,760

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,865

51.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,726

47.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,650

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,937

48.3%

John McCain (R)

1,999

49.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,008

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,133

51.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,936

46.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.3%

TOTAL

4,164

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Herkimer town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,860

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,978

49.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

137

3.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,032

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Herkimer town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	38%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,483	50.3%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,464	49.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,948	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	40%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,845	60.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,000	32.7%	214 [+]	7.0%	3,059	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 122 (4.0%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 48 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 44 (1.4%);
2016	S3	45%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	2,181	62.2%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,241	35.4%	86 [+]	2.5%	3,508	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 53 (1.5%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 31 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	28%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,110	48.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,010	44.5%	152 [+]	6.7%	2,272	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 122 (5.4%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 26 (1.1%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,857
Median Value	$116,600

Occupied	4,132	85.1%
Vacant	725	14.9%

Owned	2,608	63.1%
Rented	1,524	36.9%
Median Rent	$776

Single-Family Units	2,948	60.7%
Detached	2,895	59.6%
Attached	53	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	858	17.7%
Mobile Homes	121	2.5%

Herkimer town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Herkimer town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Herkimer town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Herkimer town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Herkimer town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Herkimer town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Herkimer town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Herkimer town, NY