Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 1st in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Income per household

Mercer County is 5th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Income per capita

Mercer County is 7th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mercer County is 8th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Home median value

Mercer County is 12th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Mercer County is 14th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Mercer County is 14th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Mercer County is 15th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Households

Mercer County is 15th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Housing units

Mercer County is 15th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Current population (2012) 8,486 16th 699,628 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,043.0 35th 69,000.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 8.1 14th 9.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 20th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 25th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.7% 39th 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.3% 35th 90.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.9% 27th 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Race - White 95.7% 32nd 90.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 26th 1.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.3% 18th 5.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 25th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 7th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 31st 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.6% 29th 2.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.6% 28th 88.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Female residents 48.3% 37th 49.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.6% 42nd 2.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Housing units 4,468 15th 320,909 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.3% 18th 25.8% 25.9%
Households 3,662 15th 278,669 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.4% 19th 66.5% 66.1%
Home median value $109,300 8th $118,200 $186,200
People per household 2.2 27th 2.3 2.6
Building permits (last year) 61 12th 10,340 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Income per capita $30,387 5th $27,305 $27,915
Income per household $62,578 1st $49,415 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.7% 38th 12.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank North Dakota US
Non-farm private establishments 229 19th 22,370 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 0 53rd 306,064 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 866 14th 61,546 27,092,908
Retail sales $85,749 16th $10,527,300 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,763 29th $16,495 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $8,162 15th $1,214,201 $613,795,732

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