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Danube town, Herkimer County, NY

978 Population
29.4 square miles 33.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±5.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Herkimer County: 44.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6453%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male52%
  • Male
  • Female
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92%White0%Black0%Native0%Asian0%Islander0%Other8%†Two+0%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$28,510 ±$3,969 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Herkimer County: $35,959 ±$1,132
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$71,875 ±$28,684 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Herkimer County: $68,858 ±$2,236
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

14.8% ±4.4% (144  ±50) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Herkimer County: 13.3% † 7,826 (±1.4% / ±822)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty14%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty20%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.1 minutes ±4.7 (10,230  ±2,700) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Herkimer County: 25.2 628,380 (±1 / ±31,943)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

345 ±45 Number of households
  • Herkimer County: 25,426 ±382
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
2.8 ±0.3 (978  ±173) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Herkimer County: 2.3 58,660 (±0 / ±19)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

Population by household type

Married couples80%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married65%†
  • Married
  • Single
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12.7% ±11.7% (24  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Herkimer County: 5.3% † 634 (±1.3% / ±155)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-2415%†25-2934%†30-3526%†35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

392 ±57 Number of housing units
  • Herkimer County: 32,449 ±48
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied88%†
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied90%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit70%†
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$140,900 ±$25,923 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Herkimer County: $135,000 ±$5,876
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

4.5% ±3.3% (42  ±32.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Herkimer County: 8.8% † 5,214 (±1.4% / ±834)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

91.1% ±4.9% (545  ±73.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Herkimer County: 91.7% 39,354 (±2.7% / ±1,154.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
19.4% ±6% (116  ±38.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Herkimer County: 22.6% 9,706 (±1.4% / ±616.2)
  • about half the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

Population by highest level of education

9%†No degree29%†High school43%†Some college10%†Bachelor's10%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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0.2% ±0.3% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Herkimer County: 2.8% 1,682
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

6% ±2.3% (40  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Herkimer County: 7.6% 3,634 (±0.7% / ±348)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII0Korea21†Vietnam3†Gulf (1990s)0Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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40 Total veterans ±16 35 Male ±14 5 Female ±5

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Danube town, Herkimer County, NY <http://censusreporter.dokku.censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3604319686-danube-town-herkimer-county-ny/>