Mercer County, KY Demographic Data
Mercer County, KY Summary
Mercer County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 21,285
- Area: 253.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 248.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.51 sq. miles
- Population Density: 84.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 844.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercer County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,812
51%
50.8
Male
10,599
50%
49.2
Total Population
21,411
323,128,000
Mercer County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,281
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,249
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,420
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,299
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,176
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,314
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,475
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,243
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,570
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,563
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,238
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,131
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
452
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,611
77.6%
77.2
Female
8,617
51.9%
51.3
Male
7,994
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,916
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,603
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,821
17.8%
15.2
Female
2,178
57.0%
55.8
Male
1,643
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Mercer County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,041
98.3%
96.8
White
19,858
92.7%
72.6
Black or African American
795
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.2%
0.8
Asian
110
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
14
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
38
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
29
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
29
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
237
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
370
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
533
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
431
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
22
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
21
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,878
97.5%
82.2
Mercer County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,136
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,154
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,615
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,860
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,442
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,654
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,125
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,290
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,696
84.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,779
18.5%
31.2
Mercer County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,862
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
9,714
55.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,399
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
282
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,204
6.9
5.8%
Mercer County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,491
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
639
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
342
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
256
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Mercer County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
803
9.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
595
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,156
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,054
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,126
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,676
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,048
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
941
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
282
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
132
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,130
57,617
Per capita income
24,079
31,128
Mercer County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
279
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
586
6.2%
9.8
Construction
854
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,004
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
402
4.3%
6.6
Information
135
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,210
23.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
500
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
580
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
524
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
886
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
320
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
165
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,146
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,883
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,927
20.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,062
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,427
15.1%
18.1%
Mercer County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,281
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,933
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
741
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
114
1.2%
2.7
Other means
46
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
447
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Mercer County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
453
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,751
31.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,384
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,225
25.2%
21.0
Mercer County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,813
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,220
70.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,593
29.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,241
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Mercer County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,054
1 room
29
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
63
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
426
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,454
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,280
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,922
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,669
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
1,028
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,183
11.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercer County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,054
1-unit, detached
7,963
79.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
184
1.8%
5.9
2-units
480
4.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
326
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
222
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
148
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
50
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
681
6.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mercer County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,547
15.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
493
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
966
9.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,561
15.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,574
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,030
10.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,465
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,181
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
237
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mercer County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,674
30.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
511
5.8%
4.7
Electricity
5,387
61.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
190
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
25
0.3%
1.1
Mercer County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,706
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
48
1.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
83
2.2%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
98
2.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
179
4.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
520
14.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,304
35.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,474
39.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,997
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
434
11.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
398
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
694
18.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,283
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
0.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
151
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
616
27.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,504
65.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
310
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
595
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
265
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
218
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
303
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
395
17.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
229
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
839
37.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
344
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,220
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
381
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,731
27.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,545
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
982
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,024
16.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
427
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
107
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,000
205,000
