Mercer County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	42,484	11,810,293	334,922,499	1157th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,782	$71,389	$80,734	736th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	39.7	38.9	2297th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.9%	31.5%	35.7%	1669th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$210,600	$214,800	$332,700	1299th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$804	$1,034	$1,413	2068th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.3%	13.3%	12.5%	2974th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	4.8%	5.2%	3038th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	91.9	289.1	n/a	1045th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	5.2%	14.1%	2209th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.0	n/a	n/a	757th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.6%	67.2%	65.2%	697th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.5	23.4	26.4	2782nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	13.0%	15.1%	2828th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.3%	n/a	n/a	2426th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.5%	44.4%	46.9%	436th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	622nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.2	40.6	61.4

Age in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	39.4	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	16,408	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.1%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.0%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	27.7%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,761	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.2%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.9%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.3%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.6%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	18,103	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.4%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,325	$2,822	n/a

Education in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.1%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.1%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.0%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.0%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.3%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.5%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Mercer County, Ohio

Statistic	Mercer County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.1%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.9%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	6.8%	16.7%

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