Mercer County, Ohio Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 2nd in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mercer County is 5th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Mercer County is 6th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Home ownership rate

Mercer County is 7th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - White

Mercer County is 7th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Mercer County is 16th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Main Cities Within Mercer County, Ohio

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 40,875 62nd 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 462.4 36th 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 88.3 65th 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 5th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.6% 7th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.2% 36th 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.1% 21st 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.5% 45th 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 97.8% 7th 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 88th 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 26th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 44th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 2nd 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 84th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.6% 39th 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.4% 16th 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 49.8% 77th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 54th 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 17,775 60th 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 11.0% 61st 22.9% 25.9%
Households 15,689 61st 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 81.4% 6th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $124,600 34th $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.6 22nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 52 41st 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $22,689 41st $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $51,236 22nd $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.8% 79th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 939 53rd 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 13,912 54th 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,227 58th 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $394,378 61st $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,664 48th $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $39,441 58th $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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