Mohawk Valley Times

30.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Herkimer in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 7,361.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Herkimer residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	640	12.7
Regular high school diploma	1,570	31.3
GED or alternative credential	166	3.3
Some college less than 1 year	535	10.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	577	11.5
Associate's degree	658	13.1
Bachelor's degree	518	10.3
Master's degree	237	4.7
Professional school degree	92	1.8
Doctorate degree	30	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.