Little Falls

Population: 4,567
Median household income: $51,763
Median home value: $91,100

Little Falls is a community in Herkimer County, New York, home to 4,567 residents. Its median household income of $51,763 runs below the Herkimer County figure of $68,858.

From 2019 to 2023, Little Falls's population declined 3.0% from 4,708 to 4,567, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $76,900 to $91,100.

19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,567
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,763
Median home value: $91,100
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 2,293
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7084,567

Median household income

$42,311$51,763

Median home value

$76,900$91,100

Median gross rent

$619$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,708	$42,311	$76,900	$619
2020	4,673	$43,665	$68,100	$649
2021	4,634	$45,958	$69,400	$675
2022	4,596	$51,009	$100,800	$722
2023	4,567	$51,763	$91,100	$793

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	5.6%
5 to 17	888	19.4%
18 to 24	554	12.1%
25 to 34	366	8.0%
35 to 44	596	13.1%
45 to 54	532	11.6%
55 to 64	470	10.3%
65 to 74	624	13.7%
75 and over	280	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,935	86.2%
Black or African American	77	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.5%
Some other race	34	0.7%
Two or more races	83	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	410	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	264	9.2%
High school graduate	869	30.3%
Some college or associate's	1,191	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	306	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	238	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,455	84.4%
Carpooled	68	3.9%
Public transit	6	0.3%
Walked	57	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	6.7%
Other means	22	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	645	40.1%
15 to 29 min	401	24.9%
30 to 44 min	339	21.1%
45 to 59 min	182	11.3%
60+ min	41	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 28.4% (1,276 of 4,492)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,000	53.9%
Nonfamily households	855	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,855	80.9%
Vacant	438	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,172	63.2%
Renter-occupied	683	36.8%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units40.1%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,112	48.5%
1-unit, attached	41	1.8%
2 to 4 units	919	40.1%
5 to 19 units	90	3.9%
20 or more units	122	5.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3642741
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 43.0448, -74.8567