Nationwide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mercer County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Mercer County is 6th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Asian

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income per capita

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Mercer County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Foreign born residents

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Mercer County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Main Cities Within Mercer County, New Jersey

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Current population (2012) 368,303 12th 8,864,590 313,914,040
Size in square miles 224.6 16th 7,354.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,632.2 8th 1,195.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 10th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.2% 17th 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.2% 15th 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.1% 13th 87.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 38.0% 7th 35.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Race - White 66.5% 18th 73.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 21.0% 4th 14.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 7th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 9.7% 6th 9.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 2nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 8th 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 15.9% 9th 18.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 53.3% 15th 58.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Female residents 51.1% 14th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 20.0% 8th 20.6% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Housing units 143,390 12th 3,562,553 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 30.4% 8th 35.9% 25.9%
Households 129,933 12th 3,180,854 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.5% 15th 66.6% 66.1%
Home median value $302,100 13th $349,100 $186,200
People per household 2.7 11th 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 444 15th 17,939 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Income per capita $36,721 7th $35,678 $27,915
Income per household $73,883 10th $71,180 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.7% 8th 9.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank New Jersey US
Non-farm private establishments 9,615 13th 226,878 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 177,336 8th 3,377,848 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 30,067 13th 781,622 27,092,908
Retail sales $5,089,133 13th $124,813,580 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,004 13th $14,453 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $695,848 10th $19,993,613 $613,795,732

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