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District III, Mercer County, WV

19,751 Population
322.2 square miles 61.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mercer County: 43.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,959 ±$2,571 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Mercer County: $30,362 ±$1,912
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,823 ±$13,358 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Mercer County: $53,210 ±$3,616
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.5% ±3.2% (2,744  ±628) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 16.5% † 9,414 (±2.1% / ±1,213)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.1 minutes ±2.1 (205,930  ±24,645) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 24 519,050 (±1.3 / ±35,411)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,569 ±533 Number of households
  • Mercer County: 24,224 ±574
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (18,918  ±1,108) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Mercer County: 2.4 57,199 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6% ±4.5% (259  ±194) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mercer County: 3.4% † 427 (±1.8% / ±223)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,296 ±478 Number of housing units
  • Mercer County: 29,345 ±54
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,100 ±$25,981 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mercer County: $121,700 ±$10,048
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±2.5% (1,638  ±484.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 9.8% † 5,674 (±1.9% / ±1,075.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±3.8% (11,953  ±907.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mercer County: 88.6% 36,825 (±3.5% / ±1,471)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.5% ±3% (2,873  ±438.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Mercer County: 22.9% 9,499 (±1.9% / ±768.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about three-fifths 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

0.6% ±0.3% (124  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Mercer County: 0.6% 370
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±1.8% (1,198  ±275) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Mercer County: 7.4% † 3,416 (±0.9% / ±417)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,198 Total veterans ±275 1,174 Male ±275 24 Female ±26

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