Frankfort vs Herkimer

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

Frankfort 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 2,384 in Frankfort). Herkimer has the higher median household income ($57,281 vs $48,931 in Frankfort). Herkimer has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $119,000 in Frankfort).

Population, income & housing

	Frankfort	Herkimer
Population	2,384	7,335
Median age	37.0 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,931	$57,281
Median home value	$119,000	$123,700
Median gross rent	$811	$824
Housing units	1,192	3,621
Homeownership rate	74.6%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankfort	Herkimer
Population	2,435 → 2,384 (-2.1%)	6,615 → 7,335 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$51,450 → $48,931 (-4.9%)	$44,870 → $57,281 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $119,000 (+39.3%)	$78,000 → $123,700 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $811 (+22.5%)	$698 → $824 (+18.1%)

Frankfort

Population

2,4352,384

Median household income

$51,450$48,931

Median home value

$85,400$119,000

Median gross rent

$662$811

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)

	Frankfort	Herkimer
Under 5	5.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	11.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	13.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	18.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.2%
75 and over	8.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankfort	Herkimer
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	89.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankfort	Herkimer
No high school diploma	9.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	38.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankfort	Herkimer
Drove alone	73.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	5.3%	7.9%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankfort	Herkimer
1-unit, detached	65.9%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	29.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	7.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Frankfort	Herkimer
Poverty rate	11.8%	19.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938