Herkimer vs Little Falls

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

Herkimer and Little Falls 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 4,567 in Little Falls). Herkimer has the higher median household income ($57,281 vs $51,763 in Little Falls). Herkimer has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $91,100 in Little Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Herkimer	Little Falls
Population	7,335	4,567
Median age	45.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,281	$51,763
Median home value	$123,700	$91,100
Median gross rent	$824	$793
Housing units	3,621	2,293
Homeownership rate	52.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herkimer	Little Falls
Population	6,615 → 7,335 (+10.9%)	4,708 → 4,567 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$44,870 → $57,281 (+27.7%)	$42,311 → $51,763 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $123,700 (+58.6%)	$76,900 → $91,100 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $824 (+18.1%)	$619 → $793 (+28.1%)

Herkimer

Population

6,6157,335

Median household income

$44,870$57,281

Median home value

$78,000$123,700

Median gross rent

$698$824

Little Falls

Population

4,7084,567

Median household income

$42,311$51,763

Median home value

$76,900$91,100

Median gross rent

$619$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herkimer	Little Falls
Under 5	2.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	13.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	13.7%
75 and over	11.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herkimer	Little Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	86.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herkimer	Little Falls
No high school diploma	9.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	35.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herkimer	Little Falls
Drove alone	71.6%	84.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	7.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herkimer	Little Falls
1-unit, detached	52.4%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	29.5%	40.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	3.9%
20 or more units	10.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Herkimer	Little Falls
Poverty rate	19.5%	28.4%
Average household size	2.08	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938