Mercer vs South Lineville

A side-by-side comparison of Mercer and South Lineville: population, income, housing, and more.

Mercer and South Lineville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mercer has the higher population (359 vs 14 in South Lineville). Since 2019, South Lineville's population has grown faster (+180.0% vs +28.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer	South Lineville
Population	359	14
Median age	50.2 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	—
Median home value	$58,100	—
Median gross rent	$399	—
Housing units	227	8
Homeownership rate	63.4%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer	South Lineville
Population	279 → 359 (+28.7%)	5 → 14 (+180.0%)
Median household income	$21,875 → $39,583 (+81.0%)	—
Median home value	$60,000 → $58,100 (-3.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$294 → $399 (+35.7%)	—

Mercer

Population

279359

Median household income

$21,875$39,583

Median home value

$60,000$58,100

Median gross rent

$294$399

South Lineville

Population

514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer	South Lineville
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	21.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	78.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	0.0%
75 and over	8.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer	South Lineville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer	South Lineville
No high school diploma	5.1%	21.4%
High school graduate	51.1%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer	South Lineville
Drove alone	71.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	22.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer	South Lineville
1-unit, detached	68.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mercer	South Lineville
Poverty rate	6.4%	42.9%
Average household size	2.19	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1965	1952