Mercer County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,028	4,534,824	334,922,499	1731st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,824	$63,726	$80,734	1649th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	39.1	38.9	1237th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	27.6%	35.7%	1238th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$202,300	$205,600	$332,700	1378th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$831	$967	$1,413	1882nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	16.1%	12.5%	2272nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.9%	5.2%	1646th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	92.3	114.8	n/a	1038th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	4.7%	14.1%	1577th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2154th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.9%	68.3%	65.2%	1385th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.2	24.0	26.4	943rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	10.2%	15.1%	1000th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2560th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	46.6%	46.9%	1350th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.6%	n/a	n/a	1543rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.8	32.5	61.4

Age in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	9,181	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,683	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	10,472	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.1%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,672	$1,544	n/a

Education in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.0%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Mercer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mercer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.2%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.9%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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