Mercer County, New Jersey Demographics

Mercer County is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Mercer County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mercer County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Mercer County is 6th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Asian

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income per capita

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Foreign born residents

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	368,303	12th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	224.6	16th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,632.2	8th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	10th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.2%	17th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.2%	15th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	13th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	38.0%	7th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	66.5%	18th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	21.0%	4th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	7th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	9.7%	6th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	8th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	9th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.3%	15th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.1%	14th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	20.0%	8th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	143,390	12th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	30.4%	8th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	129,933	12th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.5%	15th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$302,100	13th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	11th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	444	15th	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$36,721	7th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$73,883	10th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.7%	8th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mercer County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	9,615	13th	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	177,336	8th	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	30,067	13th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,089,133	13th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,004	13th	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$695,848	10th	$19,993,613	$613,795,732