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Mercer township, Adams County, IA

199 Population
35.7 square miles 5.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.4 ±5.5 Median age
  • about half the figure in Adams County: 46.3 ±0.8
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,725 ±$8,057 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Adams County: $44,632 † ±$7,392
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$104,375 ±$20,137 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Adams County: $71,875 † ±$7,511
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.5% ±5.7% (9  ±12) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Adams County: 9.1% † 322 (±2.5% / ±89)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.6 minutes ±14.6 (1,470  ±740) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Adams County: 19.1 28,125 (±1.7 / ±3,300)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

60 ±24 Number of households
  • Adams County: 1,540 ±92
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±0.6 (195  ±86) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Adams County: 2.3 3,522 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

18.2% ±17.9% (8  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Adams County: 5.7% † 37 (±3.3% / ±21)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

73 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Adams County: 1,889 ±24
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$231,800 ±$230,444 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Adams County: $131,600 † ±$26,979
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

24.4% ±27.7% (47  ±57.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Adams County: 9.2% † 330 (±3.1% / ±109.8)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±17.4% (103  ±42.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Adams County: 93.9% 2,444 (±6.9% / ±180.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.1% ±27.2% (30  ±30.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Adams County: 27% † 702 (±3.7% / ±97.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

0.9% ±2.7% (1  ±3) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Adams County: 9.1% † 257 (±1.6% / ±46)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1 Total veterans ±3 1 Male ±3 N/A Female ±10

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