Language Spoken At Home in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,488 | 100% |
English only | 15,182 | 98.0% |
Language other than English | 306 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 162 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 122 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 6 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,421 | 100% |
American | 1,144 | 7.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 181 | 1.1% |
Danish | 57 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 456 | 2.8% |
English | 1,863 | 11.3% |
French (except Basque) | 274 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 23 | 0.1% |
German | 4,276 | 26.0% |
Greek | 76 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,901 | 17.7% |
Italian | 411 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 158 | 1.0% |
Polish | 386 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 10 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 174 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 179 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,738 | 10.6% |
Swiss | 32 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 170 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,768 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,954 | 73.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,946 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,936 | 58.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,265 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 329 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 262 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 689 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 419 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,814 | 26.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,535 | 22.7% |
65 years and over | 754 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,138 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,012 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,215 | 100% |
Householder | 6,768 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 3,931 | 24.2% |
Child | 4,347 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 530 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 639 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 502 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,545 | 100% |
Never married | 1,497 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,145 | 63.3% |
Separated | 95 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 218 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 590 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,773 | 100% |
Never married | 1,212 | 17.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,920 | 57.9% |
Separated | 77 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 772 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 792 | 11.7% |
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 | 235 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 135 | 57.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 280 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 198 | 70.7% |
Less than 1 year | 12 | 4.3% |
1 or 2 years | 102 | 36.4% |
3 or 4 years | 20 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 64 | 22.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 198 | 100% |
Who are female | 119 | 60.1% |
Who are married | 147 | 74.2% |
School Enrollment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,768 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 294 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten | 139 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,833 | 48.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 875 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 627 | 16.6% |
Educational Attainment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,560 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 236 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,022 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,654 | 40.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,871 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,144 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,080 | 9.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 553 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.1% |
Veteran Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,684 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,491 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,206 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,918 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,726 | 100% |
With a disability | 210 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 9,627 | 100% |
With a disability | 735 | 7.6% |
65 years and over | 2,853 | 100% |
With a disability | 973 | 34.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,201 | 100% |
Same house | 14,534 | 89.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,665 | 10.3% |
Same county | 1,137 | 7.0% |
Different county | 528 | 3.3% |
Same state | 376 | 2.3% |
Different state | 152 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 2 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,421 | 100% |
Native | 16,304 | 99.3% |
Born in United States | 16,274 | 99.1% |
State of residence | 12,247 | 74.6% |
Different state | 4,027 | 24.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 30 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 117 | 0.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 117 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 81 | 69.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 36 | 30.8% |
Year of Entry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 147 | 100% |
Native | 30 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 29 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 117 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 117 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 117 | 100% |
Europe | 52 | 44.4% |
Asia | 32 | 27.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 21 | 17.9% |
Northern America | 12 | 10.3% |