Mercer vs White Shield

A side-by-side comparison of Mercer and White Shield: population, income, housing, and more.

Mercer and White Shield are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Shield has the higher population (277 vs 97 in Mercer). Since 2019, Mercer's population has grown faster (+42.6% vs +30.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer	White Shield
Population	97	277
Median age	54.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,750
Median home value	—	$200,000
Median gross rent	—	$533
Housing units	61	125
Homeownership rate	92.2%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer	White Shield
Population	68 → 97 (+42.6%)	212 → 277 (+30.7%)
Median household income	$96,042 → $109,000 (+13.5%)	$45,000 → $65,750 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $170,000 (+23.6%)	$140,000 → $200,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $533 (+12.2%)

Mercer

Population

6897

Median household income

$96,042$109,000

Median home value

$137,500$170,000

White Shield

Population

212277

Median household income

$45,000$65,750

Median home value

$140,000$200,000

Median gross rent

$475$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer	White Shield
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	23.8%
18 to 24	2.1%	13.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	7.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	30.9%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	10.5%
75 and over	11.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer	White Shield
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	0.7%
Black or African American	6.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	92.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer	White Shield
No high school diploma	17.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	30.9%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer	White Shield
Drove alone	84.6%	69.2%
Carpooled	11.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer	White Shield
1-unit, detached	90.2%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Mercer	White Shield
Poverty rate	9.3%	19.1%
Average household size	1.90	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1970	1988