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Language Spoken At Home in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 110,580 | 100% |
English only | 105,167 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 5,413 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,896 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 1,021 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 327 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,802 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,386 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 420 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 137 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 170 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,474 | 100% |
American | 5,962 | 5.1% |
Arab | 181 | 0.2% |
Czech | 722 | 0.6% |
Danish | 114 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,337 | 2.9% |
English | 11,766 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,065 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 403 | 0.3% |
German | 35,211 | 30.2% |
Greek | 518 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 2,613 | 2.2% |
Irish | 20,015 | 17.2% |
Italian | 14,752 | 12.7% |
Lithuanian | 247 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 391 | 0.3% |
Polish | 6,535 | 5.6% |
Portuguese | 42 | 0.0% |
Russian | 831 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,736 | 3.2% |
Scottish | 2,684 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 4,876 | 4.2% |
Subsaharan African | 249 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,204 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 580 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 464 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 2,119 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 259 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 46,389 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 30,970 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,937 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 23,729 | 51.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,103 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,756 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 846 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,485 | 11.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,988 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 15,419 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 13,757 | 29.7% |
65 years and over | 6,245 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,024 | 28.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,022 | 32.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 109,467 | 100% |
Householder | 46,389 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 23,745 | 21.7% |
Child | 31,064 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 4,301 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 3,968 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,368 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 47,017 | 100% |
Never married | 14,609 | 31.1% |
Now married, except separated | 25,195 | 53.6% |
Separated | 762 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,575 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 4,876 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 49,520 | 100% |
Never married | 11,966 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 24,489 | 49.5% |
Separated | 1,265 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 6,440 | 13.0% |
Divorced | 5,360 | 10.8% |
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 | 1,229 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 426 | 34.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,741 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 777 | 44.6% |
Less than 1 year | 112 | 6.4% |
1 or 2 years | 167 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 152 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 346 | 19.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 777 | 100% |
Who are female | 448 | 57.7% |
Who are married | 587 | 75.5% |
School Enrollment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 26,988 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,391 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,159 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,238 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,150 | 22.8% |
College or graduate school | 7,050 | 26.1% |
Educational Attainment in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 80,211 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,265 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,266 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,512 | 44.3% |
Some college, no degree | 13,484 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 5,680 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,975 | 13.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,029 | 6.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 91,333 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,987 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 112,930 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,006 | 15.9% |
Under 18 years | 24,453 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,236 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 67,993 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,336 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 20,484 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,434 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 115,450 | 100% |
Same house | 102,103 | 88.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,091 | 11.3% |
Same county | 7,306 | 6.3% |
Different county | 5,785 | 5.0% |
Same state | 3,139 | 2.7% |
Different state | 2,646 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 256 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,474 | 100% |
Native | 114,828 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 114,251 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 94,093 | 80.8% |
Different state | 20,158 | 17.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 577 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,646 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,646 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 982 | 59.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 664 | 40.3% |
Year of Entry in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,223 | 100% |
Native | 577 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 561 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 1,646 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 64 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,582 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mercer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,646 | 100% |
Europe | 535 | 32.5% |
Asia | 641 | 38.9% |
Africa | 24 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 358 | 21.7% |
Northern America | 88 | 5.3% |