Language Spoken At Home in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 60,988 | 100% |
English only | 57,089 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 3,899 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,197 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 959 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 276 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,632 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 836 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 149 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 159 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 45 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,475 | 100% |
American | 3,455 | 5.4% |
Arab | 410 | 0.6% |
Czech | 260 | 0.4% |
Danish | 211 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,422 | 3.8% |
English | 8,036 | 12.5% |
French (except Basque) | 4,130 | 6.4% |
French Canadian | 1,514 | 2.3% |
German | 13,759 | 21.3% |
Greek | 54 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 245 | 0.4% |
Irish | 14,580 | 22.6% |
Italian | 11,455 | 17.8% |
Lithuanian | 217 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 176 | 0.3% |
Polish | 5,628 | 8.7% |
Portuguese | 193 | 0.3% |
Russian | 811 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 210 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 911 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 282 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 70 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 345 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 315 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 1,086 | 1.7% |
Welsh | 2,208 | 3.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 179 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 26,775 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,531 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,470 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 13,195 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,891 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,190 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 624 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,146 | 11.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,955 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 9,244 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 7,839 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 3,621 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,082 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,831 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 63,156 | 100% |
Householder | 26,775 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 13,136 | 20.8% |
Child | 17,575 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 2,340 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 3,330 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 2,356 | 3.7% |
Marital Status in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,706 | 100% |
Never married | 7,882 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 13,836 | 53.8% |
Separated | 426 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,031 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 2,531 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,286 | 100% |
Never married | 6,634 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,497 | 49.5% |
Separated | 714 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 3,203 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 3,238 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 791 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 308 | 38.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 972 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 465 | 47.8% |
Less than 1 year | 102 | 10.5% |
1 or 2 years | 185 | 19.0% |
3 or 4 years | 58 | 6.0% |
5 or more years | 120 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 465 | 100% |
Who are female | 289 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 360 | 77.4% |
School Enrollment in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,595 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 828 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 801 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,444 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,526 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 3,996 | 25.6% |
Educational Attainment in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 44,564 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,519 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,655 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,110 | 36.2% |
Some college, no degree | 8,335 | 18.7% |
Associate's degree | 5,948 | 13.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,345 | 12.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,652 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.2% |
Veteran Status in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,250 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,676 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 63,698 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,631 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 14,155 | 100% |
With a disability | 745 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 39,089 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,394 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 10,454 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,492 | 33.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 63,758 | 100% |
Same house | 56,663 | 88.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,025 | 11.0% |
Same county | 4,491 | 7.0% |
Different county | 2,534 | 4.0% |
Same state | 2,030 | 3.2% |
Different state | 504 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 70 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,475 | 100% |
Native | 62,075 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 61,615 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 55,007 | 85.3% |
Different state | 6,608 | 10.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 460 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,400 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,400 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,446 | 60.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 954 | 39.8% |
Year of Entry in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,860 | 100% |
Native | 460 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 452 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 2,400 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 63 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,337 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Herkimer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,400 | 100% |
Europe | 1,492 | 62.2% |
Asia | 334 | 13.9% |
Africa | 59 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 384 | 16.0% |
Northern America | 131 | 5.5% |