Mercedes is 12th in Texas out of 389 other cities in Income below poverty line
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 16,313 | 150th | 26,059,203 | 313,914,040 |
| Size in square miles | 11.4 | 179th | 261,231.7 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 1,361.8 | 214th | 96.3 | 87.4 |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 10.0% | 25th | 7.5% | 6.4% |
| Residents younger than 18 | 34.8% | 30th | 26.8% | 23.5% |
| Residents 65 or older | 12.6% | 156th | 10.9% | 13.7% |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 56.0% | 367th | 80.4% | 85.4% |
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 10.4% | 327th | 26.1% | 28.2% |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 85.3% | 105th | 80.6% | 77.9% |
| Race - Black or African American | 0.2% | 375th | 12.3% | 13.1% |
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% | 182nd | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Race - Asian | 0.1% | 377th | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 114th | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Race - Two or More | 2.0% | 290th | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 91.9% | 27th | 38.2% | 16.9% |
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 7.7% | 359th | 44.5% | 63.0% |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 52.7% | 43rd | 50.3% | 50.8% |
| Foreign born residents | 21.2% | 66th | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,825 | 173rd | 10,098,750 | 132,312,404 |
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 21.4% | 123rd | 24.0% | 25.9% |
| Households | 4,583 | 187th | 8,667,807 | 114,761,359 |
| Home ownership rate | 58.4% | 305th | 64.5% | 66.1% |
| Home median value | $60,700 | 348th | $126,400 | $186,200 |
| People per household | 3.4 | 43rd | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $11,565 | 367th | $25,548 | $27,915 |
| Income per household | $25,385 | 376th | $50,920 | $52,762 |
| Income below poverty line | 41.3% | 12th | 17.0% | 14.3% |
| Mercedes | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 2,278 | 125th | 2,164,852 | 27,092,908 |
| Retail sales | $246,270 | 160th | $311,334,781 | $3,917,663,456 |
| Retail sales per capita | $16,539 | 127th | $13,061 | $12,990 |
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $12,503 | 211th | $42,054,592 | $613,795,732 |
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