Census 2010 Data Has Arrived !

Finally, after what seems like a decade (oh wait...it HAS been ten years hasn't it?) Herkimer and Oneida Counties have new decennial census data ! The data, released on March 24th, represents the PL 94-171 data used for redistricting purposes. It is a limited release of data but includes four components of the 2010 Census: population, racial breakdowns, voting age racial breakdowns, and housing occupancy. More data from the 2010 Census will be released in May.

In the meantime, this data gives us our first look at what the decade has wrought to our region in the last decade. the news appears to be much more positive than the Census Estimates program would have led us to believe.

To begin with, Herkimer County's population actually has grown ! And in Oneida County, while the population has dropped slightly, the overall loss is less than 600 people. Below are two tables with historical population counts for Herkimer and Oneida Counties, including the 2010 Census !