East Herkimer vs Newport

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

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

East Herkimer has the higher population (711 vs 481 in Newport). East Herkimer has the higher median household income ($84,000 vs $82,955 in Newport). Newport has the higher median home value ($137,900 vs $122,000 in East Herkimer).

Population, income & housing

	East Herkimer	Newport
Population	711	481
Median age	48.7 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,000	$82,955
Median home value	$122,000	$137,900
Median gross rent	$936	$728
Housing units	361	262
Homeownership rate	78.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Herkimer	Newport
Population	870 → 711 (-18.3%)	516 → 481 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$73,657 → $84,000 (+14.0%)	$42,847 → $82,955 (+93.6%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $122,000 (+22.7%)	$100,400 → $137,900 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $936 (+4.0%)	$400 → $728 (+82.0%)

East Herkimer

Population

870711

Median household income

$73,657$84,000

Median home value

$99,400$122,000

Median gross rent

$900$936

Newport

Population

516481

Median household income

$42,847$82,955

Median home value

$100,400$137,900

Median gross rent

$400$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Herkimer	Newport
Under 5	3.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.1%
45 to 54	18.4%	20.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	15.0%
75 and over	13.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Herkimer	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Herkimer	Newport
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	53.7%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Herkimer	Newport
Drove alone	87.2%	75.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Herkimer	Newport
1-unit, detached	86.4%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Herkimer	Newport
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.2%
Average household size	2.09	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1947	1938