Mercer County, Ohio

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,438
Median household income: $78,036
Median home value: $208,600

Mercer County, Ohio counts 42,438 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $78,036, its median household income sits above Ohio's $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mercer County's population grew 3.8% from 40,884 to 42,438, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $62,952 to $78,036.

Households average 2.57 people. The median gross rent is $812.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,438
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,036
Median home value: $208,600
Median gross rent: $812
Housing units: 18,023
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,88442,438

Median household income

$62,952$78,036

Median home value

$153,800$208,600

Median gross rent

$679$812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,884	$62,952	$153,800	$679
2020	41,034	$65,566	$163,800	$676
2021	42,154	$68,692	$169,500	$679
2022	42,321	$73,278	$192,800	$749
2023	42,438	$78,036	$208,600	$812

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,062	7.2%
5 to 17	8,039	18.9%
18 to 24	3,381	8.0%
25 to 34	4,768	11.2%
35 to 44	4,694	11.1%
45 to 54	4,815	11.3%
55 to 64	5,776	13.6%
65 to 74	4,676	11.0%
75 and over	3,227	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,045	94.4%
Black or African American	257	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.0%
Asian	213	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	964	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	922	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,492	5.3%
High school graduate	12,152	43.5%
Some college or associate's	8,118	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,960	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,234	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,637	87.5%
Carpooled	1,360	6.4%
Public transit	21	0.1%
Walked	348	1.6%
Bicycle	69	0.3%
Worked from home	794	3.7%
Other means	79	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,223	45.0%
15 to 29 min	7,222	35.2%
30 to 44 min	2,534	12.4%
45 to 59 min	700	3.4%
60+ min	835	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,555 of 41,634)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,779	66.2%
Nonfamily households	5,499	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,278	90.3%
Vacant	1,745	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,965	79.6%
Renter-occupied	3,313	20.4%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,653	81.3%
1-unit, attached	273	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,202	6.7%
5 to 19 units	490	2.7%
20 or more units	325	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,080	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 39107
State: Ohio
Land area: 462 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 40.5353, -84.6321