| | People QuickFacts | Mercer County | Ohio |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 11,544,951 |
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Population, 2010 | 40,814 | 11,536,504 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -0.3% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 40,924 | 11,353,140 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.4% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.4% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.0% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.4% | 82.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.5% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.7% | 81.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.9% | 85.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.7% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.0% | 6.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.3% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.4% | 24.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,438 | 936,383 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.3 | 22.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 17,633 | 5,127,508 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.2% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $125,600 | $136,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 15,606 | 4,552,270 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.60 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,348 | $25,113 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $49,719 | $47,358 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mercer County | Ohio |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 952 | 256,5511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 13,307 | 4,460,5531 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 6.5% | -10.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 2,303 | 697,000 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,227 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.3% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 927,946 | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 655,684 | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 394,378 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,664 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 39,441 | 17,779,905 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 39 | 13,710 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 167,977 | 105,173,4131 |
