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BG 3, Tract 15, Mercer, WV

2,115 Population
2 square miles 1,037.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Princeton: 44.2 ±2.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mercer County: 43.5 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$17,624 ±$5,674 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Princeton: $28,035 † ±$3,172
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mercer County: $30,362 ±$1,912
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$34,921 ±$9,197 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Princeton: $43,900 † ±$7,620
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mercer County: $53,210 ±$3,616
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

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Families

786 ±246 Number of households
  • Princeton: 2,826 ±219
  • Mercer County: 24,224 ±574
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.7 ±0.7 (2,115  ±846) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Princeton: 2 5,719 (±0.2 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 2.4 57,199 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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Housing

900 ±227 Number of housing units
  • Princeton: 3,400 ±267
  • Mercer County: 29,345 ±54
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$135,400 ±$56,842 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Princeton: $120,300 † ±$15,295
  • 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

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Social

89.7% ±39.5% (1,230  ±347) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Princeton: 92.3% 4,080 (±9% / ±433.6)
  • 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)
18.2% ±9.5% (250  ±155.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Princeton: 21% † 930 (±4.4% / ±198.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 22.9% 9,499 (±1.9% / ±768.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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9.8% ±7.9% (141  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Princeton: 7.6% † 358 (±2.3% / ±109)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mercer County: 7.4% † 3,416 (±0.9% / ±417)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
141 Total veterans ±123 109 Male ±92 32 Female ±49

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