Herkimer County vs Livingston County

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

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

Livingston County has the higher population (61,588 vs 59,932 in Herkimer County). Livingston County has the higher median household income ($72,464 vs $68,858 in Herkimer County). Livingston County has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $135,000 in Herkimer County).

Population, income & housing

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
Population	59,932	61,588
Median age	44.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,858	$72,464
Median home value	$135,000	$169,600
Median gross rent	$811	$912
Housing units	32,449	27,198
Homeownership rate	75.9%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
Population	62,057 → 59,932 (-3.4%)	63,591 → 61,588 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$54,646 → $68,858 (+26.0%)	$59,510 → $72,464 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $135,000 (+35.0%)	$129,400 → $169,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $811 (+20.1%)	$798 → $912 (+14.3%)

Herkimer County

Population

62,05759,932

Median household income

$54,646$68,858

Median home value

$100,000$135,000

Median gross rent

$675$811

Livingston County

Population

63,59161,588

Median household income

$59,510$72,464

Median home value

$129,400$169,600

Median gross rent

$798$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
Under 5	4.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	14.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.7%
75 and over	8.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
Drove alone	80.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	3.1%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Herkimer County	Livingston County
Poverty rate	13.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1956	1969