Herkimer County > Little Falls (city)
Population trend for Little Falls
09,0001970: 7,6297,62919701980: 6,1566,15619801990: 5,8295,82919902000: 5,1885,18820002010: 4,9464,94620102020: 4,6054,60520202023: 4,5674,5672023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, in the Mohawk Valley region.

Community anchors include Little Falls City School District and Little Falls Public Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Little Falls: Little Falls (City, Herkimer County); Little Falls (Town, Herkimer County).

2023 Median income for Herkimer County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Herkimer County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 324%.

253 156 60 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Little Falls
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Little Falls
Married-couple families: 660 (66.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 86 (8.6%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 254 (25.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 740 (86.5%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 115 (13.5%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Little Falls

Pct 5 and under 40% Pct 6 to 17 33% Pct 18 to 64 31% Pct 65 and over 12%

The overall poverty rate in Little Falls is 28 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Little Falls lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,148 (91.4%) Same county (different house): 97 (2.1%) Different NY county: 169 (3.7%) Different state: 114 (2.5%) 4,538 current residents Same house: 4,148 (91.4%) Same house Different NY county: 169 (3.7%) Different NY county Different state: 114 (2.5%) Different state Same county (different house): 97 (2.1%) Same county (different house) Abroad: 10 (0.2%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Little Falls residents
43.3 43.6 40 39.2 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau