Mercer County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - White

Mercer County is 20th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 16,219 70th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 561.2 45th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 29.3 83rd 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 5.5% 56th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.3% 52nd 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.4% 20th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.1% 46th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.0% 72nd 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 98.4% 4th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 94th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 102nd 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 79th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 29th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.7% 93rd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.1% 58th 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.4% 27th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 50.6% 46th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 95th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 7,363 70th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.0% 88th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 6,889 64th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.9% 22nd 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $98,200 46th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 77th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 50 32nd 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $25,878 25th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $51,216 28th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.5% 82nd 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 299 78th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,479 81st 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,344 72nd 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $85,284 81st $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $5,191 88th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $5,605 78th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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