Mercer County, ND Demographic Data
Mercer County, ND Summary
Mercer County is located in North Dakota
- Population: 8,400
- Area: 1,112.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,042.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 69.53 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,920.93 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercer County, ND Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,194
48%
50.8
Male
4,477
52%
49.2
Total Population
8,671
323,128,000
Mercer County, ND Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
553
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
419
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
633
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
489
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
440
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
999
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
839
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,329
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
783
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
707
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
802
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
479
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
199
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,752
77.9%
77.2
Female
3,276
48.5%
51.3
Male
3,476
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,522
75.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,932
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,480
17.1%
15.2
Female
809
54.7%
55.8
Male
671
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Mercer County, ND Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,634
99.6%
96.8
White
8,254
95.2%
72.6
Black or African American
81
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
212
2.4%
0.8
Asian
35
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.0%
0.2
Korean
5
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
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
52
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
37
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
210
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
149
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,461
97.6%
82.2
Mercer County, ND Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
369
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
210
3.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,794
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,440
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,056
17.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
940
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
328
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
579
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,558
90.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,268
20.6%
31.2
Mercer County, ND Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,462
20.7%
33.7%
Now Married
4,503
63.7%
47.5
Divorced
611
8.6%
11.0%
Separated
26
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
464
6.6
5.8%
Mercer County, ND Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,656
94.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
462
5.7%
21.6%
Spanish
111
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
325
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
21
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.1%
1.1%
Mercer County, ND Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
188
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
152
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
337
9.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
205
5.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
412
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
567
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
703
19.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
797
21.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
183
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
131
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
73,801
57,617
Per capita income
34,194
31,128
Mercer County, ND Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
626
14.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
303
6.9%
9.8
Construction
432
9.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
727
16.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
152
3.5%
6.6
Information
116
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
224
5.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
223
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
206
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
132
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
481
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
683
15.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
70
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
850
19.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,208
27.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
737
16.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
858
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
722
16.5%
18.1%
Mercer County, ND Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,284
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,385
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
438
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.4%
5.1
Walked
176
4.1%
2.7
Other means
86
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
182
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.8
26.6
Mercer County, ND Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
72
2.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
791
21.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,227
33.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,585
43.1%
21.0
Mercer County, ND Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,675
78.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,042
82.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
633
17.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
992
21.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mercer County, ND Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,667
1 room
109
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
24
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
184
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
689
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,026
22.0%
19.8
6 rooms
725
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
492
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
518
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
900
19.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercer County, ND Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,667
1-unit, detached
3,208
68.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
167
3.6%
5.9
2-units
14
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
146
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
71
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
181
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
115
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
765
16.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mercer County, ND Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
547
11.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
236
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
333
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
394
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,210
25.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,001
21.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
368
7.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
482
10.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
89
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
Mercer County, ND Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
172
4.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,585
43.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,654
45.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
106
2.9%
0.1
Wood
31
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
86
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mercer County, ND Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,394
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
14
1.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
38
2.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
63
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
175
12.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
527
37.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
565
40.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
968
69.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
169
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
0.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
153
11.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, ND Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
561
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
1.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
95
16.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
122
21.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
334
59.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
72
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
710
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
244
43.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
46
8.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
49
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
152
27.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
72
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, ND Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,042
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
319
10.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
638
21.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
533
17.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
617
20.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
545
17.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
324
10.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
51
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
152,200
205,000
