Herkimer County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (65,560 vs 59,932 in Herkimer County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($78,239 vs $68,858 in Herkimer County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($247,600 vs $135,000 in Herkimer County).

Population, income & housing

	Herkimer County	Warren County
Population	59,932	65,560
Median age	44.6 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,858	$78,239
Median home value	$135,000	$247,600
Median gross rent	$811	$1,089
Housing units	32,449	40,177
Homeownership rate	75.9%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herkimer County	Warren County
Population	62,057 → 59,932 (-3.4%)	64,276 → 65,560 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$54,646 → $68,858 (+26.0%)	$61,024 → $78,239 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $135,000 (+35.0%)	$196,500 → $247,600 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $811 (+20.1%)	$929 → $1,089 (+17.2%)

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

Warren County

Population

64,27665,560

Median household income

$61,024$78,239

Median home value

$196,500$247,600

Median gross rent

$929$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herkimer County	Warren County
Under 5	4.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	14.3%
75 and over	8.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herkimer County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herkimer County	Warren County
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.1%
High school graduate	34.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herkimer County	Warren County
Drove alone	80.1%	78.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	3.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.8%	8.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herkimer County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.2%
20 or more units	3.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Herkimer County	Warren County
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1956	1973