Mercer County School District, West Virginia Demographics

Mercer County School District is 322nd out of 2,891 other school districts in Residents 65 or older

Mercer County School District is 384th out of 2,891 other school districts in Female residents

Mercer County School District is 2nd in West Virginia out of 55 other school districts in Female residents

Mercer County School District is 6th in West Virginia out of 40 other school districts in Race - Black or African American

Mercer County School District is 8th in West Virginia out of 54 other school districts in Housing units

Mercer County School District is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Mercer County School District is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other school districts in Households

Mercer County School District is 10th in West Virginia out of 27 other school districts in Race - Asian

Mercer County School District is 10th in West Virginia out of 52 other school districts in Foreign born residents

Mercer County School District is 12th in West Virginia out of 50 other school districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Mercer County School District is 13th in West Virginia out of 40 other school districts in Income below poverty line

Mercer County School District is 14th in West Virginia out of 19 other school districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	62,307	8th	1,855,413	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	14th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.8%	30th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.9%	16th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.2%	25th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.6%	12th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	91.8%	47th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.6%	6th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - Asian	0.6%	10th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	15th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	18th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	25th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	52.6%	2nd	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.4%	10th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	30,116	8th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.7%	14th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	25,752	8th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.6%	35th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$74,300	46th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	22nd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Mercer County School District	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$19,809	26th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$34,018	36th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.6%	13th	17.5%	14.3%