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Mercer County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Mercer County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mercer County, OH is a small rural county of 42,438 residents with a tight labor market—unemployment sits at just 1.8% and labor force participation reaches 68.0%. The workforce skews toward lower formal credential attainment, with 22.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $45,034 and a median household income of $76,782 suggest solid working-class wages. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $208,600 and median gross rent of $812/month, and the county posted 4.0% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of only 6.1%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,782

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.0% since 2018

Mercer County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone40,313 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races775 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone513 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone373 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race241 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone201 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish377
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic148
  3. 3.Vietnamese85
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island72
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,688

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$61,273

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,087

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,213
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,357
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,219
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,310
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,264

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,180
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,318
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,163
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,045
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,995

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.00×)6,459
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.89×)997
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.23×)1,249
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)537
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)2,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$208,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$812/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,752 (13.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,660 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,470 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,256 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999991 (7.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999950 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,664 (87.3%)
  • Carpooled1,202 (5.6%)
  • Worked At Home942 (4.4%)
  • Walked367 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle90 (0.4%)
  • Other67 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.