East Herkimer vs Mohawk

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

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

Mohawk has the higher population (2,522 vs 711 in East Herkimer). East Herkimer has the higher median household income ($84,000 vs $82,869 in Mohawk). East Herkimer has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $115,400 in Mohawk).

Population, income & housing

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
Population	711	2,522
Median age	48.7 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,000	$82,869
Median home value	$122,000	$115,400
Median gross rent	$936	$699
Housing units	361	1,189
Homeownership rate	78.0%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
Population	870 → 711 (-18.3%)	2,379 → 2,522 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$73,657 → $84,000 (+14.0%)	$47,063 → $82,869 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $122,000 (+22.7%)	$79,300 → $115,400 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $936 (+4.0%)	$600 → $699 (+16.5%)

East Herkimer

Population

870711

Median household income

$73,657$84,000

Median home value

$99,400$122,000

Median gross rent

$900$936

Mohawk

Population

2,3792,522

Median household income

$47,063$82,869

Median home value

$79,300$115,400

Median gross rent

$600$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
Under 5	3.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	17.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	16.2%
75 and over	13.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
No high school diploma	4.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	53.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
Drove alone	87.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
1-unit, detached	86.4%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	East Herkimer	Mohawk
Poverty rate	6.9%	13.1%
Average household size	2.09	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1947	1938