Language Spoken At Home in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,983 | 100% |
English only | 19,550 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 433 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 174 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 240 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 131 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 177 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,283 | 100% |
American | 6,010 | 28.2% |
Arab | 60 | 0.3% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 20 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 524 | 2.5% |
English | 2,540 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 334 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 17 | 0.1% |
German | 2,969 | 14.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 20 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,912 | 13.7% |
Italian | 278 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Polish | 120 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 471 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 273 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 23 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 31 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 143 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,486 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,731 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,187 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,560 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,631 | 19.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 252 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 93 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 919 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 463 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,755 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,430 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 1,076 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,490 | 29.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,474 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,145 | 100% |
Householder | 8,486 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 4,567 | 21.6% |
Child | 6,081 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 1,247 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 764 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 369 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,099 | 100% |
Never married | 2,009 | 24.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,665 | 57.6% |
Separated | 124 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 314 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 987 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,086 | 100% |
Never married | 1,583 | 17.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,734 | 52.1% |
Separated | 182 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,206 | 13.3% |
Divorced | 1,381 | 15.2% |
Fertility in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 424 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 64 | 15.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 196 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 430 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 188 | 43.7% |
Less than 1 year | 31 | 7.2% |
1 or 2 years | 18 | 4.2% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 99 | 23.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 188 | 100% |
Who are female | 132 | 70.2% |
Who are married | 123 | 65.4% |
School Enrollment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,956 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 352 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 241 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,215 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,137 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,011 | 20.4% |
Educational Attainment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,753 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,077 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,379 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,951 | 40.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,591 | 17.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,130 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,506 | 10.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,119 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.8% |
Veteran Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,301 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,721 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,156 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,952 | 18.7% |
Under 18 years | 4,977 | 100% |
With a disability | 296 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 12,783 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,172 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 3,396 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,484 | 43.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,986 | 100% |
Same house | 17,907 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,063 | 14.6% |
Same county | 1,752 | 8.3% |
Different county | 1,311 | 6.2% |
Same state | 1,045 | 5.0% |
Different state | 266 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 16 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,283 | 100% |
Native | 21,042 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 20,908 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 17,218 | 80.9% |
Different state | 3,690 | 17.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 134 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 241 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 241 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 102 | 42.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 139 | 57.7% |
Year of Entry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 375 | 100% |
Native | 134 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 134 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 241 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 241 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 241 | 100% |
Europe | 79 | 32.8% |
Asia | 59 | 24.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 92 | 38.2% |
Northern America | 11 | 4.6% |