Crawford County vs Mercer County

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

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

Mercer County has the higher population (42,438 vs 41,767 in Crawford County). Mercer County has the higher median household income ($78,036 vs $55,477 in Crawford County). Mercer County has the higher median home value ($208,600 vs $123,600 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Mercer County
Population	41,767	42,438
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,477	$78,036
Median home value	$123,600	$208,600
Median gross rent	$761	$812
Housing units	19,844	18,023
Homeownership rate	71.0%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Mercer County
Population	41,821 → 41,767 (-0.1%)	40,884 → 42,438 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$44,971 → $55,477 (+23.4%)	$62,952 → $78,036 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $123,600 (+39.8%)	$153,800 → $208,600 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $761 (+18.9%)	$679 → $812 (+19.6%)

Crawford County

Population

41,82141,767

Median household income

$44,971$55,477

Median home value

$88,400$123,600

Median gross rent

$640$761

Mercer County

Population

40,88442,438

Median household income

$62,952$78,036

Median home value

$153,800$208,600

Median gross rent

$679$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Mercer County
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.0%
75 and over	8.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Mercer County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Mercer County
No high school diploma	9.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	46.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Mercer County
Drove alone	83.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Mercer County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Mercer County
Poverty rate	13.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1958	1974