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Language Spoken At Home in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 58,568 | 100% |
English only | 57,108 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 1,460 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 693 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 550 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 231 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 357 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 159 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 191 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 362 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 217 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 62,251 | 100% |
American | 6,951 | 11.2% |
Arab | 296 | 0.5% |
Czech | 80 | 0.1% |
Danish | 35 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,414 | 2.3% |
English | 8,271 | 13.3% |
French (except Basque) | 749 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 23 | 0.0% |
German | 8,283 | 13.3% |
Greek | 220 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 520 | 0.8% |
Irish | 10,008 | 16.1% |
Italian | 2,497 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 20 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 99 | 0.2% |
Polish | 527 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 121 | 0.2% |
Russian | 262 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,148 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,315 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 77 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 180 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 52 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 237 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 25,784 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,394 | 63.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,928 | 23.0% |
Married-couple family | 12,877 | 49.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,099 | 15.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 894 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 487 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,623 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,342 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 9,390 | 36.4% |
Householder living alone | 8,114 | 31.5% |
65 years and over | 3,531 | 13.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,076 | 27.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,194 | 31.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 61,178 | 100% |
Householder | 25,784 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 12,884 | 21.1% |
Child | 15,671 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 3,926 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,913 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,052 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,308 | 100% |
Never married | 6,914 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 13,529 | 55.7% |
Separated | 423 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 764 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 2,678 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,340 | 100% |
Never married | 5,678 | 20.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,655 | 49.9% |
Separated | 522 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 3,949 | 14.4% |
Divorced | 3,536 | 12.9% |
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 | 763 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 237 | 31.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 2 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,930 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 964 | 49.9% |
Less than 1 year | 125 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 208 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 185 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 446 | 23.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 964 | 100% |
Who are female | 528 | 54.8% |
Who are married | 799 | 82.9% |
School Enrollment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,729 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 821 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 649 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,719 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,699 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 3,841 | 28.0% |
Educational Attainment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,885 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,137 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,227 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,703 | 40.3% |
Some college, no degree | 8,086 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,080 | 4.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,154 | 11.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,498 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.4% |
Veteran Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 49,333 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,519 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 61,830 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,310 | 24.8% |
Under 18 years | 12,874 | 100% |
With a disability | 788 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 38,070 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,041 | 23.7% |
65 years and over | 10,886 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,481 | 50.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 61,565 | 100% |
Same house | 54,664 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,804 | 11.1% |
Same county | 3,996 | 6.5% |
Different county | 2,808 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,291 | 2.1% |
Different state | 1,517 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 97 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 62,251 | 100% |
Native | 61,577 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 61,371 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 48,420 | 77.8% |
Different state | 12,951 | 20.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 206 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 674 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 674 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 340 | 50.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 334 | 49.6% |
Year of Entry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 880 | 100% |
Native | 206 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 206 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 674 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40 | 5.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 634 | 94.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 674 | 100% |
Europe | 114 | 16.9% |
Asia | 390 | 57.9% |
Africa | 50 | 7.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 120 | 17.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |