Herkimer vs Mohawk

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

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.

Herkimer has the higher population (7,335 vs 2,522 in Mohawk). Mohawk has the higher median household income ($82,869 vs $57,281 in Herkimer). Herkimer has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $115,400 in Mohawk).

Population, income & housing

	Herkimer	Mohawk
Population	7,335	2,522
Median age	45.9 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,281	$82,869
Median home value	$123,700	$115,400
Median gross rent	$824	$699
Housing units	3,621	1,189
Homeownership rate	52.3%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herkimer	Mohawk
Population	6,615 → 7,335 (+10.9%)	2,379 → 2,522 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$44,870 → $57,281 (+27.7%)	$47,063 → $82,869 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $123,700 (+58.6%)	$79,300 → $115,400 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $824 (+18.1%)	$600 → $699 (+16.5%)

Herkimer

Population

6,6157,335

Median household income

$44,870$57,281

Median home value

$78,000$123,700

Median gross rent

$698$824

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)

	Herkimer	Mohawk
Under 5	2.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	11.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	13.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	19.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	16.2%
75 and over	11.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herkimer	Mohawk
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herkimer	Mohawk
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herkimer	Mohawk
Drove alone	71.6%	81.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herkimer	Mohawk
1-unit, detached	52.4%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	29.5%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	10.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Herkimer	Mohawk
Poverty rate	19.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938