Herkimer, New York demographics

Herkimer, NY demographics: median age 45.4; 15.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Herkimer village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3634121. The survey estimates a population of 7,566 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Herkimer is 45.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.4 years. There are 3,326 households (±265). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.4 ±3.4	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,566
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	1,104 ±293	14.6% ±3.8 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,005 ±368	26.5% ±4.6 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	2,891 ±479	38.2% ±5.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,566 ±289	20.7% ±3.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,566
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	3,406 ±328	45.0% ±3.4 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	4,160 ±367	55.0% ±3.5 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,566
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	6,653 ±533	87.9% ±4.6 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	149 ±127 · low precision	2.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	131 ±50	1.7% ±0.7 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	118 ±91 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	515 ±244	6.8% ±3.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,566
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,450 ±449	98.5% ±8.4 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	116 ±82 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,438 ±314	43.2% ±8.8 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	17 ±22 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	509 ±194	15.3% ±5.7 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,152 ±276	34.6% ±7.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	210 ±160 · low precision	6.3% ±4.8 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	803 ±193	24.1% ±5.5 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,523 ±322	75.9% ±7.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,152 ±276	34.6% ±7.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,310 ±386	39.4% ±11.2 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	417 ±162	12.5% ±4.8 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	364 ±253 · low precision	10.9% ±7.5 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	58 ±54 · low precision	1.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	25 ±31 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,566
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	7,210 ±432	95.3% ±8.1 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	356 ±161	4.7% ±2.1 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	6,617 ±389	91.7% ±1.6 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	90 ±78 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	154 ±169 · low precision	2.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	165 ±169 · low precision	2.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	75 ±47 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	73 ±89 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	16 ±18 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	26 ±25 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,505
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	642 ±217	11.7% ±3.9 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,943 ±388	35.3% ±6.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,039 ±289	18.9% ±5.1 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,004 ±276	18.2% ±4.8 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	465 ±229	8.4% ±4.1 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	412 ±213 · low precision	7.5% ±3.8 pp · low precision	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,540
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	6,349 ±644	84.2% ±6.8 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	915 ±441	12.1% ±5.8 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	113 ±119 · low precision	1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	111 ±106 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	52 ±37 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.0% of Herkimer residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 87.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Herkimer	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.1% ±2.8 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±1.9 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Herkimer . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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