Mercer County vs Schuyler County

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

Mercer County and Schuyler County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Schuyler County has the higher population (4,044 vs 3,501 in Mercer County). Mercer County has the higher median household income ($60,357 vs $56,023 in Schuyler County). Schuyler County has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $95,300 in Mercer County).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
Population	3,501	4,044
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,357	$56,023
Median home value	$95,300	$118,200
Median gross rent	$548	$382
Housing units	1,908	1,906
Homeownership rate	79.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
Population	3,644 → 3,501 (-3.9%)	4,555 → 4,044 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$47,298 → $60,357 (+27.6%)	$42,694 → $56,023 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $95,300 (+7.2%)	$71,200 → $118,200 (+66.0%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $548 (+10.7%)	$459 → $382 (-16.8%)

Mercer County

Population

3,6443,501

Median household income

$47,298$60,357

Median home value

$88,900$95,300

Median gross rent

$495$548

Schuyler County

Population

4,5554,044

Median household income

$42,694$56,023

Median home value

$71,200$118,200

Median gross rent

$459$382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
Under 5	7.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.1%
75 and over	9.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.9%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
Drove alone	72.4%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Mercer County	Schuyler County
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.66	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1971	1963