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Census Tract 11, Mercer, WV

6,130 Population
61.4 square miles 99.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±2.5 Median age
  • nearly double the figure in Athens: 21.1 ±1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mercer County: 43.5 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$30,620 ±$3,190 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Athens: $18,772 † ±$8,043
  • 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
$72,429 ±$11,282 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Athens: $56,667 † ±$28,384
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mercer County: $53,210 ±$3,616
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

13.2% ±6.1% (706  ±335) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Athens: 19.4% † 182 (±9.7% / ±116)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 16.5% † 9,414 (±2.1% / ±1,213)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

25.8 minutes ±2.3 (60,870  ±12,486) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Athens: 17.6 † 7,085 (±5.5 / ±3,518)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 24 519,050 (±1.3 / ±35,411)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

2,221 ±286 Number of households
  • Athens: 348 † ±105
  • Mercer County: 24,224 ±574
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.4 ±0.4 (5,325  ±656) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Athens: 2.7 † 936 (±0.7 / ±372)
  • about the same as the figure in Mercer County: 2.4 57,199 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

4.7% ±6% (65  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Athens: 0%
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mercer County: 3.4% † 427 (±1.8% / ±223)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)

Housing

2,637 ±261 Number of housing units
  • Athens: 515 † ±152
  • Mercer County: 29,345 ±54
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$136,400 ±$43,632 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Athens: $168,100 † ±$38,246
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mercer County: $121,700 ±$10,048
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

12.4% ±3.8% (761  ±248.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Athens: 22.1% † 330 (±5.9% / ±123.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mercer County: 9.8% † 5,674 (±1.9% / ±1,075.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)

Social

89.5% ±3.4% (3,572  ±462) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Athens: 98.3% † 588 (±39.5% / ±133.8)
  • 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)
26.5% ±5.8% (1,057  ±264.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Athens: 47.8% † 286 (±21.3% / ±84.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mercer County: 22.9% 9,499 (±1.9% / ±768.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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

1.2% ±0.8% (76  ±51) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Athens: 4.5% † 67 (±3% / ±48)
  • about double the rate in Mercer County: 0.6% 370
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329

6% ±2% (305  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Athens: 1.9% † 23 (±1.5% / ±19)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 7.4% † 3,416 (±0.9% / ±417)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
305 Total veterans ±108 293 Male ±112 12 Female ±20

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