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People QuickFacts |
Mercer County |
North Dakota |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
8,234 | 635,867 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-4.7% | -1.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
8,644 | 642,200 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.0% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.4% | 22.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.7% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.5% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
95.9% | 91.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.7% | 5.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.7% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.8% | 1.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
95.0% | 90.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
73.6% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 1.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.7% | 6.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.0% | 83.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.4% | 22.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,357 | 97,817 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
14.8 | 15.8 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
4,462 | 307,802 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
84.5% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.4% | 24.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$62,500 | $74,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
3,346 | 257,152 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.55 | 2.41 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$53,710 | $39,233 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,256 | $17,769 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
7.4% | 10.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mercer County |
North Dakota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
228 | 21,0611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
3,665 | 270,4791 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
4.2% | 6.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
489 | 44,117 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
677 | 56,781 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.1% | 23.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 6,856,653 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 8,806,340 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
58,572 | 7,723,945 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,870 | $12,187 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,707 | 854,656 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
7 | 3,529 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
42,020 | 6,034,7991 |
