Mercer County, WV Demographic Data
Mercer County, WV Summary
Mercer County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 62,411
- Area: 420.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 418.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 148.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,406.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercer County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
32,132
52%
50.8
Male
29,344
48%
49.2
Total Population
61,476
323,128,000
Mercer County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,666
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,763
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,041
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,607
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,033
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,132
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,211
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,815
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,610
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,591
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
6,783
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,763
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,461
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
48,817
79.4%
77.2
Female
25,869
53.0%
51.3
Male
22,948
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
46,477
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
14,724
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,007
19.5%
15.2
Female
6,834
56.9%
55.8
Male
5,173
43.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Mercer County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
60,479
98.4%
96.8
White
56,043
91.2%
72.6
Black or African American
3,702
6.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
212
0.3%
0.8
Asian
371
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
242
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
22
0.0%
0.2
Korean
18
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
79
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
20
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
20
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
131
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
997
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
619
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
267
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
187
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
11
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
154
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
60,857
99.0%
82.2
Mercer County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,590
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,762
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
16,788
38.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
8,228
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,557
5.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,620
13.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,821
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,352
17.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
36,014
83.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,441
19.5%
31.2
Mercer County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,165
25.8%
33.7%
Now Married
25,335
49.7%
47.5
Divorced
7,085
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
704
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
4,717
9.2
5.8%
Mercer County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
56,176
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,634
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
775
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
495
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
221
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
143
0.2%
1.1%
Mercer County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,666
10.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,102
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,898
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,247
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,703
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,378
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,301
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,846
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
637
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
284
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
37,255
57,617
Per capita income
21,190
31,128
Mercer County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
689
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,002
8.6%
9.8
Construction
1,015
4.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
7,272
31.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
929
4.0%
6.6
Information
461
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,784
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,291
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,520
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,145
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
3,675
15.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,238
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
391
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,271
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,161
30.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,688
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,404
27.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,888
20.9%
18.1%
Mercer County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
23,123
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
19,765
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,039
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
77
0.3%
5.1
Walked
561
2.4%
2.7
Other means
220
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
461
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Mercer County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,343
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,456
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,859
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
4,404
17.6%
21.0
Mercer County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
25,062
84.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
18,195
72.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,867
27.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,785
16.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
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, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
29,847
1 room
226
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
315
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,167
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
5,022
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
7,043
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
6,362
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
4,145
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,599
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,968
9.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercer County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
29,847
1-unit, detached
19,776
66.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
434
1.5%
5.9
2-units
554
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
745
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
968
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
700
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
565
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
6,092
20.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.0%
0.1
Mercer County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,858
16.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,228
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,304
11.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,590
8.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,843
19.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,211
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,372
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,113
10.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
285
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
43
0.1%
1.4%
Mercer County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,006
20.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
786
3.1%
4.7
Electricity
17,141
68.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
594
2.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
180
0.7%
0.1
Wood
1,287
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
15
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
53
0.2%
1.1
Mercer County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,445
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
28
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
0.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
108
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
409
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
640
8.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,196
29.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
4,033
54.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,965
53.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,046
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
793
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
423
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,214
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,935
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
9
0.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
325
5.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,790
30.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,811
64.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
932
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
598
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,053
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
541
9.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
680
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
744
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
340
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,455
42.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,054
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
18,195
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,904
27.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,244
28.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,051
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,528
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,727
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
548
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
133
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
60
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,400
205,000