HERKIMER, NEW YORK
Population (year 2000): 9,962
Males: 4,704 (47.2%)
Females: 5,258 (52.8%)
Elevation: 407 feet
County: Herkimer
Zip code: 13350
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $28,763 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,000 (year 2000)
Races in Herkimer:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (23.2%), German (17.7%),
Irish (15.3%), English (8.0%), Polish (7.4%), French (6.8%).
For population 25 years and over in Herkimer town
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Herkimer town
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 7.8%
4.2% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 1.1% Asia).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
- 1999: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
- 2000: 1 buildings, average cost: $60,000
- 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $105,900
Colleges/Universities in Herkimer:
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,141; Location: RESERVOIR RD; Public)
- HERKIMER COUNTY BOCES PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM (FT enrollment:
34; Location: 352 GROS BLVD; Public)
Public high school in Herkimer:
- HERKIMER HS (Students: 631; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Herkimer:
- HERKIMER ES (Students: 679; Grades: KG - 06)
- BOCES HERK-FULTON-HAMILTON-OTSEGO (Students: 392; Grades:
PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Herkimer:
- ST. FRANCIS DE SALES REGIONAL (Students: 223; Location:
220 HENRY ST.; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Herkimer:
- FRANK J. BASLOE LIBRARY OF HERKIMER, NEW YORK (Operating
income: $225,063; Location: 245 NORTH MAIN STREET)
Herkimer compared to New York state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below
state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below
state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
