Mercer County, Kentucky Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 17th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Income per capita

Mercer County is 17th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Income per household

Mercer County is 19th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Home median value

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Current population (2012) 21,261 54th 4,380,415 313,914,040
Size in square miles 248.8 84th 39,486.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 85.7 39th 109.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 43rd 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.0% 61st 23.2% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.2% 26th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.2% 30th 81.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.0% 23rd 20.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Race - White 93.7% 77th 88.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.8% 45th 8.1% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 30th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 39th 1.3% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 22nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 23rd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 43rd 3.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 91.8% 77th 85.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Female residents 51.2% 24th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.9% 70th 3.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Housing units 9,926 54th 1,932,599 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.4% 32nd 17.8% 25.9%
Households 8,330 53rd 1,681,085 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.1% 58th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $133,000 19th $118,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 57th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 51 28th 9,725 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Income per capita $23,723 17th $23,033 $27,915
Income per household $47,690 17th $42,248 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.7% 106th 18.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank Kentucky US
Non-farm private establishments 378 50th 89,770 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,824 53rd 1,463,173 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,213 39th 337,600 27,092,908
Retail sales $157,041 55th $50,405,925 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,219 65th $11,843 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,665 42nd $6,300,866 $613,795,732

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