Mercer vs Pence

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

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

Mercer has the higher population (539 vs 139 in Pence). Pence has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $51,528 in Mercer). Mercer has the higher median home value ($209,100 vs $97,500 in Pence).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer	Pence
Population	539	139
Median age	54.4 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,528	$52,500
Median home value	$209,100	$97,500
Median gross rent	$525	—
Housing units	544	85
Homeownership rate	71.5%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer	Pence
Population	469 → 539 (+14.9%)	124 → 139 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$40,250 → $51,528 (+28.0%)	$43,750 → $52,500 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $209,100 (+16.5%)	$57,700 → $97,500 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$386 → $525 (+36.0%)	—

Mercer

Population

469539

Median household income

$40,250$51,528

Median home value

$179,500$209,100

Median gross rent

$386$525

Pence

Population

124139

Median household income

$43,750$52,500

Median home value

$57,700$97,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer	Pence
Under 5	3.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	5.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	4.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	20.9%
55 to 64	21.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	17.4%	5.0%
75 and over	8.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer	Pence
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer	Pence
No high school diploma	6.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer	Pence
Drove alone	91.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer	Pence
1-unit, detached	83.8%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mercer	Pence
Poverty rate	17.7%	6.5%
Average household size	2.02	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1974	1954