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Mercer County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 22,709 (41% urban, 59% rural); it was 20,817 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,111
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,288
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,272
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,283 (it was 2,151 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

31%

Land area: 251 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 91 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Mercer County: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.8%), Manufacturing (22.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Mercer County, KY (2022)
    • 20,26189.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8543.8%Two or more races
    • 7753.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7623.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 380.2%Asian alone
    • 120.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

43.4 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 11,338  (49.9%)
Females: 11,371  (50.1%)
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Average household size:
Mercer County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,878 ($35,555 in 1999)
This county:

$59,878
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $546 (lower quartile is $459, upper quartile is $704)
This county:

$546
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $201,180 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Mercer:

$201,180
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,390 - $294,761
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,176
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $429

Institutionalized population: 128

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 8
  • Thefts: 9
  • Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 9
  • Thefts: 9
  • Auto thefts: 2
Mercer County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 114 buildings, average cost: $201,800
  • 2021: 35 buildings, average cost: $218,700
  • 2020: 64 buildings, average cost: $173,600
  • 2019: 49 buildings, average cost: $171,100
  • 2018: 45 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2017: 46 buildings, average cost: $172,200
  • 2016: 34 buildings, average cost: $166,000
  • 2015: 43 buildings, average cost: $140,200
  • 2014: 39 buildings, average cost: $140,200
  • 2013: 37 buildings, average cost: $140,200
  • 2012: 33 buildings, average cost: $139,600
  • 2011: 29 buildings, average cost: $142,100
  • 2010: 34 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 2009: 32 buildings, average cost: $169,300
  • 2008: 39 buildings, average cost: $162,100
  • 2007: 90 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2006: 78 buildings, average cost: $161,000
  • 2005: 123 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2004: 108 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 2003: 134 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 2002: 96 buildings, average cost: $91,200
  • 2001: 93 buildings, average cost: $94,300
  • 2000: 109 buildings, average cost: $88,200
  • 1999: 104 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 1998: 130 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 1997: 124 buildings, average cost: $81,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Mercer, KY residents
Average permit cost in Mercer, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,671 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,375 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Mercer, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mercer, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mercer, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.4%
Mercer County:

11.4%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.8% for Black residents, 25.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 69.1% for American Indian residents, 50.6% for other race residents, 12.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.5 years old, Females: 44.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 54.3 years old, American Indian residents: 13.1 years old, Asian residents: 18.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.7 years old, Other race residents: 24.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrodsburg, Salvisa-McAfee, Burgin, Salvisa.

Mercer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Essex County, Virginia , La Plata County, Colorado , Laclede County, Missouri , Lincoln County , Pawnee County, Kansas , Spencer County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Mercer, KY
County total employment by year in Mercer, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Mercer, KY

Current college students: 529
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 484 (24.5% naturalized citizens)

Mercer County:

2.1%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1422010 or later
  • 1572000 to 2009
  • 451990 to 1999
  • 431980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 65Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Mercer County marital status for males Mercer County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,165
  • One, attached: 115
  • Two: 452
  • 3 or 4: 273
  • 5 to 9: 295
  • 10 to 19: 167
  • 20 or more: 54
  • Mobile homes: 883

Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 3,903 (420 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 387 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136

Here:

2.2% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Mercer County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,54941
Mainline Protestant1,70313
Catholic8481
Other5032
Black Protestant1822
None4,546-
Mercer County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Mercer County:

3.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Mercer County:

5.05 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

5.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Mercer County:

12.1%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Mercer County:

30.8%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.5%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Mercer County:

Average size of farms: 123 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,611
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $209.69
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,761
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,025
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.75
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.22%
Corn for grain: 1224 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 267 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 979 harvested acres
Vegetables: 59 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acres

Earthquake activity:

Mercer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from Mercer County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 171.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 171.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 179.8 miles away from Mercer County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 160.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1746: February 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 1746, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 27, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1471: June 03, 2003, FEMA Id: 1471, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 15, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1454: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1454, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 1998 to February 06, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1207: March 03, 1998, FEMA Id: 1207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Mercer County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mercer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,000 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled: 854 (11.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 23 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 2 (0.0%)
  • Worked at home: 907 (11.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (20%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (50%)
  • Asia, n.e.c. (20%)
  • Canada (14%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • England (2%)
  • Australia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mercer County


  • American (34%)
  • English (20%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • German (6%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Palestinian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
128 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities

People in group quarters in Mercer County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 113 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 3 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,723.

8.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,050 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.58%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.80% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($32,678 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($13,372 average AGI)
Mercer County:

1.78%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fayette County, KY  1.29% ($46,555 average AGI)
from Boyle County, KY  1.24% ($39,340)
from Anderson County, KY  0.63% ($52,352)
from Jessamine County, KY  0.39% ($44,364)
from Woodford County, KY  0.30% ($70,115)
from Lincoln County, KY  0.28% ($40,125)
from Jefferson County, KY  0.27% ($23,565)


7.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,853 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.11%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($40,090 average AGI)
1.27% relocated to other states ($8,763 average AGI)
Mercer County:

1.27%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Boyle County, KY  1.29% ($54,532 average AGI)
to Fayette County, KY  0.96% ($43,333)
to Anderson County, KY  0.53% ($57,600)
to Lincoln County, KY  0.43% ($35,056)
to Jessamine County, KY  0.31% ($56,154)
to Jefferson County, KY  0.29% ($39,042)
to Washington County, KY  0.25% ($43,762)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Mercer County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Mercer County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Mercer County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mercer County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Mercer County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mercer County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mercer County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mercer County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Mercer County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,024 (3,188 aged, 836 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 436 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Mercer County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (426)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (261)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (252)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (214)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (108)
  • Unspecified dementia (53)
  • Congestive heart failure (47)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (40)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,941
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 275
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,971

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,268
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 972
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 175.1. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,709
  • Male householders: 4,703 (1,595 living alone), Female householders: 4,664 (1,652 living alone)
  • 4,681 spouses (4,656 opposite-sex spouses), 404 unmarried partners, (391 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,994 children (5,125 natural, 371 adopted, 489 stepchildren), 657 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 521 parents, 0 foster children, 363 other relatives, 437 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 169

Size of family households: 2,863 2-persons, 1,182 3-persons, 1,110 4-persons, 424 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,247 1-person, 291 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

3,411 married couples with children.
748 single-parent households (237 men, 511 women).

96.1% of residents of Mercer speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 26% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $100,641,000 ($4,683 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,371,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,045,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,449,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $801,000
Federal grants: $19,526,000
Federal procurement contracts: $706,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,115,000 ($2,406,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $531,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,379,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,927,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,397
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,214
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +168
Here:

+8 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +470
Here:

+22 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mercer County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.72 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Year house built in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • 1152020 or later
  • 4502010 to 2019
  • 1,8122000 to 2009
  • 1,4151990 to 1999
  • 1,0721980 to 1989
  • 1,6901970 to 1979
  • 9831960 to 1969
  • 8071950 to 1959
  • 4021940 to 1949
  • 1,4901939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • 211 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 743 rooms
  • 5764 rooms
  • 1,4455 rooms
  • 1,5886 rooms
  • 1,1247 rooms
  • 8338 rooms
  • 1,3779+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • 71 room
  • 322 rooms
  • 3813 rooms
  • 6924 rooms
  • 5455 rooms
  • 2396 rooms
  • 2157 rooms
  • 1128 rooms
  • 1029+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • 21no bedroom
  • 691 bedroom
  • 1,0452 bedrooms
  • 4,3943 bedrooms
  • 1,1174 bedrooms
  • 4045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, Kentucky
  • 7no bedroom
  • 4761 bedroom
  • 9902 bedrooms
  • 6873 bedrooms
  • 1404 bedrooms
  • 445+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 241no vehicle
  • 1,8941 vehicle
  • 2,6542 vehicles
  • 1,4913 vehicles
  • 5164 vehicles
  • 2485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 196no vehicle
  • 1,2391 vehicle
  • 6612 vehicles
  • 2523 vehicles
  • 124 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

89.4% of Mercer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kentucky.

Mercer County:

89.4%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 17,194
  • Other state: 4,944
  • Northeast: 875
  • Midwest: 1,513
  • South: 1,766
  • West: 848
Year householders moved into unit in Mercer County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Mercer County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 66.3%Electricity
  • 20.8%Utility gas
  • 8.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 65.3%Electricity
  • 29.3%Utility gas
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208
Here:

10.1%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 225
Here:

19.8%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 164
Here:

26.7%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Mercer County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $948,000
    Cash and Securities: $772,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $368,000
    Hospital Public: $320,000
    Solid Waste Management: $241,000
    Other: $233,000
    Other: $226,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $266,000
    Regular Highways: $251,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
    Parks and Recreation: $70,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $4,931,000
    General - Other: $2,301,000
    Health - Other: $1,973,000
    General - Other: $1,419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $820,000
    Regular Highways: $710,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Solid Waste Management: $393,000
    Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Correctional Institutions: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Central Staff Services: $272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $255,000
    Central Staff Services: $248,000
    Parks and Recreation: $163,000
    General Public Buildings: $148,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Police Protection: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $133,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    General Public Buildings: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $49,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $849,000
    Health and Hospitals: $394,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $905,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $569,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $157,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $680,000
    Health and Hospitals: $550,000
    Other: $50,000
    Other: $36,000
    Highways: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,555,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,635,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,510,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,641,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,641,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $905,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $108,000
    Interest Earnings: $102,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $108,000
    General - Other: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,834,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,306,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $1,124,000
    Highways: $1,087,000
    Other: $795,000
    Health and Hospitals: $632,000
    Health and Hospitals: $331,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
    General Local Government Support: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,745,000
    Individual Income: $1,615,000
    Individual Income: $1,535,000
    Property: $1,534,000
    Other: $635,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $238,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $226,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $95,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $74,000
    Corporation License: $55,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,640,000
    : $1,245,000

Mercer County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $948,000
    Cash and Securities: $772,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $368,000
    Hospital Public: $320,000
    Solid Waste Management: $241,000
    Other: $233,000
    Other: $226,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $266,000
    Regular Highways: $251,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
    Parks and Recreation: $70,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $4,931,000
    General - Other: $2,301,000
    Health - Other: $1,973,000
    General - Other: $1,419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $820,000
    Regular Highways: $710,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Solid Waste Management: $393,000
    Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Correctional Institutions: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Central Staff Services: $272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $255,000
    Central Staff Services: $248,000
    Parks and Recreation: $163,000
    General Public Buildings: $148,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Police Protection: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $133,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    General Public Buildings: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $49,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $849,000
    Health and Hospitals: $394,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $905,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $569,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $157,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $680,000
    Health and Hospitals: $550,000
    Other: $50,000
    Other: $36,000
    Highways: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,555,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,635,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,510,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,641,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,641,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $905,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $108,000
    Interest Earnings: $102,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $108,000
    General - Other: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,834,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,306,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $1,124,000
    Highways: $1,087,000
    Other: $795,000
    Health and Hospitals: $632,000
    Health and Hospitals: $331,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
    General Local Government Support: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,745,000
    Individual Income: $1,615,000
    Individual Income: $1,535,000
    Property: $1,534,000
    Other: $635,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $238,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $226,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $95,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $74,000
    Corporation License: $55,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,640,000
    : $1,245,000

Mercer County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $948,000
    Cash and Securities: $772,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $368,000
    Hospital Public: $320,000
    Solid Waste Management: $241,000
    Other: $233,000
    Other: $226,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $266,000
    Regular Highways: $251,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
    Parks and Recreation: $70,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $4,931,000
    General - Other: $2,301,000
    Health - Other: $1,973,000
    General - Other: $1,419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $820,000
    Regular Highways: $710,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Solid Waste Management: $393,000
    Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Correctional Institutions: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Central Staff Services: $272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $255,000
    Central Staff Services: $248,000
    Parks and Recreation: $163,000
    General Public Buildings: $148,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Police Protection: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $133,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    General Public Buildings: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $49,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $849,000
    Health and Hospitals: $394,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $905,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $569,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $157,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $680,000
    Health and Hospitals: $550,000
    Other: $50,000
    Other: $36,000
    Highways: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,555,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,635,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,510,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,641,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,641,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $905,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $108,000
    Interest Earnings: $102,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $108,000
    General - Other: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,834,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,306,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $1,124,000
    Highways: $1,087,000
    Other: $795,000
    Health and Hospitals: $632,000
    Health and Hospitals: $331,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
    General Local Government Support: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,745,000
    Individual Income: $1,615,000
    Individual Income: $1,535,000
    Property: $1,534,000
    Other: $635,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $238,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $226,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $95,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $74,000
    Corporation License: $55,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,640,000
    : $1,245,000

Mercer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $948,000
    Cash and Securities: $772,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $368,000
    Hospital Public: $320,000
    Solid Waste Management: $241,000
    Other: $233,000
    Other: $226,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $266,000
    Regular Highways: $251,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
    Parks and Recreation: $70,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $4,931,000
    General - Other: $2,301,000
    Health - Other: $1,973,000
    General - Other: $1,419,000
    Correctional Institutions: $820,000
    Regular Highways: $710,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Solid Waste Management: $393,000
    Solid Waste Management: $363,000
    Correctional Institutions: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Central Staff Services: $272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $255,000
    Central Staff Services: $248,000
    Parks and Recreation: $163,000
    General Public Buildings: $148,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Police Protection: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $133,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    General Public Buildings: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $49,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $849,000
    Health and Hospitals: $394,000
    Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $905,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $569,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $157,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $680,000
    Health and Hospitals: $550,000
    Other: $50,000
    Other: $36,000
    Highways: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,555,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,650,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,635,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,510,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,641,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,641,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $905,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $108,000
    Interest Earnings: $102,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
    Sale of Property: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $108,000
    General - Other: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,834,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,306,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $1,124,000
    Highways: $1,087,000
    Other: $795,000
    Health and Hospitals: $632,000
    Health and Hospitals: $331,000
    General Local Government Support: $74,000
    General Local Government Support: $62,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,745,000
    Individual Income: $1,615,000
    Individual Income: $1,535,000
    Property: $1,534,000
    Other: $635,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $238,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $226,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $95,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $74,000
    Corporation License: $55,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,640,000
    : $1,245,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 714
  • Number of aged recipients: 83
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 631
  • Number of recipients under 18: 122
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 415
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 177
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 321
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 291
Most common first names in Mercer County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William19774.0 years
James18873.4 years
Mary15380.2 years
John13674.4 years
Robert10071.2 years
Charles7671.7 years
George7174.8 years
Margaret5777.0 years
Thomas5572.8 years
Elizabeth4878.1 years
Most common last names in Mercer County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith7374.2 years
Taylor6772.4 years
Robinson6376.9 years
Sims5977.3 years
Devine5772.9 years
Watts5176.6 years
Dean4977.0 years
Phillips4972.8 years
Sallee4772.1 years
Brown4776.8 years
Businesses in Mercer County, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Little Caesars Pizza1
Arby's1Long John Silver's1
AutoZone1McDonald's1
CVS1Pizza Hut1
Chevrolet1SONIC Drive-In1
DHL1Subway2
Dairy Queen1T-Mobile1
Days Inn1Taco Bell1
FedEx2U-Haul1
H&R Block1UPS1
Jimmy John's6Walmart1
KFC1Wendy's1
Kroger1YMCA1
Lane Furniture1