Dolgeville vs Herkimer

A side-by-side comparison of Dolgeville and Herkimer: population, income, housing, and more.

Dolgeville and Herkimer are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Herkimer has the higher population (7,335 vs 1,948 in Dolgeville). Herkimer has the higher median household income ($57,281 vs $55,000 in Dolgeville). Herkimer has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $103,600 in Dolgeville).

Population, income & housing

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
Population	1,948	7,335
Median age	42.0 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$57,281
Median home value	$103,600	$123,700
Median gross rent	$834	$824
Housing units	1,003	3,621
Homeownership rate	58.6%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
Population	2,648 → 1,948 (-26.4%)	6,615 → 7,335 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$49,239 → $55,000 (+11.7%)	$44,870 → $57,281 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $103,600 (+24.5%)	$78,000 → $123,700 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $834 (+26.7%)	$698 → $824 (+18.1%)

Dolgeville

Population

2,6481,948

Median household income

$49,239$55,000

Median home value

$83,200$103,600

Median gross rent

$658$834

Herkimer

Population

6,6157,335

Median household income

$44,870$57,281

Median home value

$78,000$123,700

Median gross rent

$698$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
Under 5	4.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.9%	11.4%
18 to 24	11.7%	13.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	18.0%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.2%
75 and over	11.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
No high school diploma	10.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
Drove alone	72.9%	71.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	7.2%	7.9%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.8%	9.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
1-unit, detached	69.7%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	22.4%	29.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	4.6%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Dolgeville	Herkimer
Poverty rate	12.1%	19.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938