Mercer County, OH has a population of 40,886 people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $55,220. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Mercer County, OH grew from 40,863 to 40,886, a 0.06% increase and its median household income grew from $53,099 to $55,220, a 3.99% increase.
The population of Mercer County, OH is 95.9% White, 1.76% Hispanic, and 0.89% Two+. 1.91% of the people in Mercer County, OH speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Mercer County, OH are Wright State University-Lake Campus, with 157 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Mercer County, OH is $134,800, and the homeownership rate is 76%. Most people in Mercer County, OH commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer County, OH is 2 cars per household.
Mercer County, OH is the 62nd most populated county in Ohio and borders Adams County, IN; Jay County, IN; Auglaize County, OH; Darke County, OH; Shelby County, OH; and Van Wert County, OH& 1 more.
The economy of Mercer County, OH employs 20,711 people. The economy of Mercer County, OH is specialized in Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Other services, except public administration, which employ respectively 3.45; 2.72; and 0.94 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Mercer County, OH are Manufacturing (7,388), Healthcare & Social Assistance (2,439), and Retail trade (1,951), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($53,207), Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($48,250), and Admin., Support, Waste Management Services ($43,024).
Median household income in Mercer County, OH is $55,220. Males in Mercer County, OH have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $37,046. The income inequality of Mercer County, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.38 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Mercer County, OH. In Mercer County, OH the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 44 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,069. Mahoning County, OH has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Ohio.
Mercer County, OH is home to a population of 40,886 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Mercer County, OH is composed of 39,222 White residents (95.9%), 718 Hispanic residents (1.76%), 365 Two+ residents (0.89%), 200 Black residents (0.49%), and 182 Asian residents (0.45%). The most common foreign languages in Mercer County, OH are Spanish (235 speakers), German (205 speakers), and Other Pacific Island (136 speakers), but compared to other places, Mercer County, OH has a relative high number of Other Pacific Island (136 speakers), German (205 speakers), and Other West Germanic (37 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Mercer County, OH awarded 157 degrees. The student population of Mercer County, OH is skewed towards females, with 62 male students and 95 female students. Most students in Mercer County, OH are White (153 and 97.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2 and 1.27%), Two or more races (1 and 0.64%), and Black or African American (1 and 0.64%). The largest universities in Mercer County, OH by number of graduates are Wright State University-Lake Campus (157 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Mercer County, OH are General Business Administration & Management (38 and 24.2%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (16 and 10.2%), and Mechanical Engineering (15 and 9.6%). The median tuition costs in Mercer County, OH are N/A for private four year colleges, and $5,842 and $14,462 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Mercer County, OH is $134,800, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $130,200 to $134,800, a 3.53% increase. The homeownership rate of Mercer County, OH is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Mercer County, OH have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Mercer County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.