Mercer County, OH Demographic Data
Mercer County, OH Summary
Mercer County is located in Ohio
- Population: 40,818
- Area: 473.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 462.45 sq. miles
- Water Area: 10.98 sq. miles
- Population Density: 86.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 865.49 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercer County, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,328
50%
50.8
Male
20,558
50%
49.2
Total Population
40,886
323,128,000
Mercer County, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,750
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,658
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,220
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,792
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,351
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,514
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,542
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,454
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,295
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,488
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,546
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,109
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,167
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,412
74.4%
77.2
Female
15,299
50.3%
51.3
Male
15,113
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
29,035
71.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,323
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,822
16.7%
15.2
Female
3,784
55.5%
55.8
Male
3,038
44.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Mercer County, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,521
99.1%
96.8
White
39,808
97.4%
72.6
Black or African American
200
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.0%
0.8
Asian
182
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
83
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
31
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
34
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
138
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
136
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
190
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
365
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
718
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
560
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
152
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
40,168
98.2%
82.2
Mercer County, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
514
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,708
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,972
47.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,667
17.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,690
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,957
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,607
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,222
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
24,893
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,564
16.8%
31.2
Mercer County, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,457
23.1%
33.7%
Now Married
19,319
59.9%
47.5
Divorced
2,718
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
314
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
2,450
7.6
5.8%
Mercer County, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
37,406
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
730
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
228
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
332
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
160
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.0%
1.1%
Mercer County, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
683
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
568
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,939
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,654
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,404
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,428
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,437
15.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,187
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
447
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
362
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
55,220
57,617
Per capita income
26,236
31,128
Mercer County, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
774
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,485
7.2%
9.8
Construction
1,212
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,569
17.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
771
3.7%
6.6
Information
204
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,388
35.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
955
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
831
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
352
1.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,951
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
842
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
377
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,972
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,603
27.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,269
30.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,064
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,803
13.5%
18.1%
Mercer County, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,286
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,912
88.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,390
6.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
73
0.4%
5.1
Walked
300
1.5%
2.7
Other means
230
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
381
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Mercer County, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
784
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,169
25.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,501
40.4%
37.1
3 or more
4,655
28.9%
21.0
Mercer County, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,109
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,236
76.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,873
24.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,603
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mercer County, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,712
1 room
249
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
250
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
714
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,059
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
3,145
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
3,988
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
3,016
17.0%
12.0
8 rooms
2,010
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,281
12.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercer County, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,712
1-unit, detached
14,183
80.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
252
1.4%
5.9
2-units
776
4.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
484
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
373
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
194
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
386
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,064
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mercer County, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,482
19.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
922
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,193
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,638
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,825
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,874
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,734
15.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,720
9.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
267
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
57
0.3%
1.4%
Mercer County, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,341
45.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,757
17.1%
4.7
Electricity
4,620
28.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
546
3.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
10
0.1%
0.1
Wood
456
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
23
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
177
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
179
1.1%
1.1
Mercer County, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,680
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
73
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
142
2.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
172
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
404
6.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
790
11.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,498
37.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,601
38.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,685
55.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
981
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
737
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
411
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
866
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,504
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
8
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
0.3%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
0.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
2.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
748
21.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,608
74.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
369
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
647
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
759
21.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
588
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
469
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
284
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
305
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,099
31.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
369
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,236
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
931
7.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,914
23.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,018
24.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,261
18.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,031
16.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
898
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
136
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
47
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,800
205,000
