Mercer County, Missouri

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Mercer County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,482	6,191,814	334,922,499	3001st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,679	$70,702	$80,734	1829th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	39.0	38.9	1376th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.1%	32.4%	35.7%	2344th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,900	$230,300	$332,700	2921st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$590	$1,033	$1,413	3066th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.5%	12.6%	12.5%	1576th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.0%	5.2%	2257th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.7	90.1	n/a	2733rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	4.5%	14.1%	1343rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	942nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	68.1%	65.2%	483rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	23.5	26.4	1997th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	13.0%	15.1%	623rd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	746th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.5%	46.5%	46.9%	770th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2604th 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, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.7	40.1	61.4

Age in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	42.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	1,302	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.4%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	28.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,204	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.5%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.7%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.7%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	1,902	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.5%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.6%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,006	$1,948	n/a

Education in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.8%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.0%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.7%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Mercer County, Missouri

Statistic	Mercer County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.7%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.5%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	5.8%	16.7%

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