Editing Herkimer County, New York (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:County Treasurer's Office, Herkimer, New York.jpg|thumb|left|Herkimer County Treasurer's Office, 108 Court Street in Herkimer]]
{{US Census population
|1800= 14479
|1810= 22046
|1820= 31017
|1830= 35870
|1840= 37477
|1850= 38244
|1860= 40561
|1870= 39929
|1880= 42669
|1890= 45608
|1900= 51049
|1910= 56356
|1920= 64962
|1930= 64006
|1940= 59527
|1950= 61407
|1960= 66370
|1970= 67633
|1980= 66714
|1990= 65797
|2000= 64427
|2010= 64519
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161259/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
|2020=60139}}

=== 2020 Census ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Herkimer County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Herkimer County, New York|url= https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Herkimer%20County,%20New%20York&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|54,653
|90.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|682
|1.13%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|76
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|359
|0.6%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|32
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|2,807
|4.7%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,530
|2.54%
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 64,427 people, 25,734 households, and 17,113 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|46|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 32,026 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.83% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.51% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 20.6% were of [[Italian people|Italian]], 16.3% [[Germans|German]], 13.9% [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.3% [[English people|English]], 7.7% [[Polish people|Polish]], 6.2% [[United States|American]] and 5.2% [[French people|French]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 95.2% spoke English, 1.2% Spanish and 1.1% [[Italian language|Italian]] as their first language.

There were 25,734 households, out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,924, and the median income for a family was $40,570. Males had a median income of $29,908 versus $21,518 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,141. About 8.90% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.