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Demographics
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Total Population
60,596
Median Household Income
60,561
Total Visible Minorities
N/A
Median Age
44.3Us Income Distribution
According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Herkimer County, NY has a gini coefficient of 0.55 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.
Us Period Of Migration
The largest influx of immigrants to the U.S. was pre-1990. where 1153 people surveyed called U.S. their new home. Historically, most people who migrated to the U.S. are born outside of the U.S.
Us Sex By Age
Overall, women outnumber men by 808. people. The 18 to 19 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 182 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 55 to 59 years old, comprising 7.87 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 63.87 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 17.35 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 11935 people are expected to retire in the coming years.
Labor Force
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Quality of Life
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Real Estate
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Housing Occupied
76.02%
Housing Vacant
23.98%
No. of Families
16,474
No. of Non-Families
9,196Transportation
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Most households in Herkimer County, NY have three vehicles for transportation. 12261 people responding in Herkimer County, NY feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 23.0% of households say they use two vehicles. Moreover, 6081 households have four vehicles
Education
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Us Field Of Study
Most are in Education with 2298 people practicing it in Herkimer County, NY. Business is another popular field of expertise, as 12.86% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Science & Engineering Related Fields, with 1087 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Herkimer County, NY has 4269 people or 41.85% of workers in STEM industries.
Utilities
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