Mercer County, North Dakota

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Mercer County, North Dakota is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (122nd of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,337	784,841	334,922,499	2626th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,946	$76,657	$80,734	541st of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	35.9	38.9	1244th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	32.7%	35.7%	1468th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$198,500	$249,900	$332,700	1422nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,031	$954	$1,413	901st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.8%	12.5%	2509th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	2.8%	5.2%	2784th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.0	11.4	n/a	2723rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	4.7%	14.1%	1974th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	122nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.1%	62.9%	65.2%	471st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.6	17.9	26.4	2773rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	8.1%	15.1%	2625th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.9%	n/a	n/a	2207th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.3%	45.8%	46.9%	357th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	1000th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	42.9	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	3,594	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.5%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	20.5%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,590	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.3%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.7%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.7%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	4,667	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.0%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.9%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.5%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,184	$2,468	n/a

Education in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.7%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.2%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.9%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.5%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.8%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Mercer County, North Dakota

Statistic	Mercer County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.8%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	6.3%	16.7%

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