Herkimer County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (67,572 vs 59,932 in Herkimer County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($73,141 vs $68,858 in Herkimer County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $135,000 in Herkimer County).

Population, income & housing

	Herkimer County	Madison County
Population	59,932	67,572
Median age	44.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,858	$73,141
Median home value	$135,000	$176,800
Median gross rent	$811	$891
Housing units	32,449	30,676
Homeownership rate	75.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herkimer County	Madison County
Population	62,057 → 59,932 (-3.4%)	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$54,646 → $68,858 (+26.0%)	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $135,000 (+35.0%)	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $811 (+20.1%)	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)

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

Madison County

Population

71,20567,572

Median household income

$61,633$73,141

Median home value

$136,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$783$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herkimer County	Madison County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herkimer County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herkimer County	Madison County
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	34.0%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herkimer County	Madison County
Drove alone	80.1%	76.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	3.1%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.8%	9.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herkimer County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Herkimer County	Madison County
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1956	1964