Mercer County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,384
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,373
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,176 (it was 6,136 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 420 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 140 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (32.7%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 52,06588.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,4035.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,2743.9%Two or more races
- 8041.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 1560.3%Asian alone
- 1420.2%Some other race alone
- 1110.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 43.6 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 28,311 | (48.0%) |
Females: 30,627 | (52.0%) |
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Mercer County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,662 ($26,628 in 1999)
This county: | $45,662 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $534 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $651)
This county: | $534 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,442 (it was $56,200 in 2000)
Mercer: | $122,442 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Institutionalized population: 410
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 51
- Burglaries: 69
- Thefts: 124
- Auto thefts: 23
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 10
- Assaults: 47
- Burglaries: 63
- Thefts: 105
- Auto thefts: 35
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $253,200
- 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $154,300
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $163,400
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $154,300
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $286,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $286,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2013: 35 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 2012: 7 buildings, average cost: $151,500
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,200
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $352,700
- 2009: 17 buildings, average cost: $93,500
- 2008: 14 buildings, average cost: $125,600
- 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $99,600
- 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $72,600
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $101,400
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $83,400
- 2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $77,800
- 2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $73,800
- 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $71,200
- 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $55,400
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $760 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $469 (0.5%)
Mercer County: | 20.0% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.6 years old
(Males: 41.7 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.0 years old, Black residents: 33.6 years old, American Indian residents: 17.6 years old, Asian residents: 38.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.1 years old, Other race residents: 66.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bluefield, Princeton, Bluewell, Brush Fork, Athens, Montcalm, Lashmeet, Bramwell, Matoaka, Oakvale.
Neighboring counties: Calloway County, Kentucky , Dent County, Missouri , Gasconade County, Missouri , Montezuma County, Colorado , James City County, Virginia , Sharp County, Arkansas , Stone County, Missouri , Portsmouth city, Virginia .
Here: | 4.3% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 530 (65.3% naturalized citizens)
Mercer County: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1202010 or later
- 1292000 to 2009
- 431990 to 1999
- 931980 to 1989
- 671970 to 1979
- 234Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19,674
- One, attached: 430
- Two: 524
- 3 or 4: 663
- 5 to 9: 1,101
- 10 to 19: 499
- 20 to 49: 260
- 50 or more: 359
- Mobile homes: 5,798
Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 7,074 (225 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 163
Here: | 4.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Mercer County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,020 | 100 |
Mainline Protestant | 6,683 | 51 |
Catholic | 1,560 | 2 |
Other | 486 | 5 |
Black Protestant | 95 | 7 |
Orthodox | 76 | 1 |
None | 36,344 | - |
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:
Mercer County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Mercer County: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.20 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Mercer County: | 13.5% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Mercer County: | 28.5% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Mercer County:
Average size of farms: 142 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,022
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $83.06
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 75.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,662
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22,921
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07%
Corn for grain: 47 harvested acres
Vegetables: 36 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 61 acres
Earthquake activity:
Mercer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from Mercer County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 163.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from Mercer County center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 45.1 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:
- West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
- West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 09, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1893: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1893, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1881: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1881, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to June 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1838: May 15, 2009, FEMA Id: 1838, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3221: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3221, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: May 27, 2004 to June 28, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1522: June 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1522, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Mercer County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 17,678 (82.4%)
- Carpooled: 1,452 (6.8%)
- Bus: 44 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 224 (1.0%)
- Walked: 487 (2.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,440 (6.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Italy (18%)
- England (13%)
- Morocco (12%)
- Nigeria (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Pakistan (5%)
- Netherlands (5%)
- English (22%)
- American (19%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (8%)
- Italian (4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 671 people in college/university student housing
- 391 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 88 people in group homes intended for adults
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 13 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 654 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 449 people in nursing homes
- 47 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 17 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13 people in other group homes
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,047 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.59% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.70% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($13,315 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($24,732 average AGI)
Mercer County: 2.90% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Tazewell County, VA | 0.52% ($36,358 average AGI) |
from McDowell County, WV | 0.42% ($33,736) |
from Raleigh County, WV | 0.35% ($32,690) |
from Summers County, WV | 0.13% ($40,296) |
from Monroe County, WV | 0.12% ($33,320) |
from Kanawha County, WV | 0.12% ($49,958) |
from Wyoming County, WV | 0.10% ($39,150) |
4.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,475 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.50% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.38% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($9,354 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($30,121 average AGI)
Mercer County: 3.12% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Tazewell County, VA | 0.45% ($38,849 average AGI) |
to Raleigh County, WV | 0.34% ($42,232) |
to McDowell County, WV | 0.18% ($18,973) |
to Kanawha County, WV | 0.14% ($29,643) |
to Summers County, WV | 0.13% ($39,269) |
to Giles County, VA | 0.12% ($43,920) |
to Monroe County, WV | 0.10% ($25,550) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,794 (10,563 aged, 4,231 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 875 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Mercer County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,293)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,118)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,113)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (838)
- Unspecified dementia (748)
- Congestive heart failure (514)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (407)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (367)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (354)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (299)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,524
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 768
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 150,896
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,128
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,320
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.6. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 64.7
- Other - 20.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 219.7. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 157.2
- Other - 62.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58,938- Male householders: 11,242 (2,931 living alone), Female householders: 13,948 (4,535 living alone)
11,092 spouses (10,943 opposite-sex spouses), 2,014 unmarried partners, (1,986 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,845 children (12,197 natural, 820 adopted, 867 stepchildren), 1,800 grandchildren, 352 brothers or sisters, 619 parents, 130 foster children, 1,017 other relatives, 1,573 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,340
Size of family households: 8,224 2-persons, 3,569 3-persons, 2,580 4-persons, 1,106 5-persons, 411 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,481 1-person, 1,307 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
6,464 married couples with children.
3,399 single-parent households (700 men, 2,699 women).
97.5% of residents of Mercer speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $485,006,000 ($7,814 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,908,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,602,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,094,000
Federal grants: $99,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,847,000 ($304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,429,000 ($7,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,975,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,455,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,855,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,868Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,382
Here: | 71 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +71
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -888
Here: | -14 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.70 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 1122020 or later
- 1,2292010 to 2019
- 3,4682000 to 2009
- 4,1701990 to 1999
- 3,6851980 to 1989
- 4,4701970 to 1979
- 2,8151960 to 1969
- 2,6071950 to 1959
- 1,8021940 to 1949
- 4,4621939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 1581 room
- 1012 rooms
- 2913 rooms
- 1,0824 rooms
- 3,9485 rooms
- 3,6546 rooms
- 3,6207 rooms
- 2,0298 rooms
- 2,7869+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 2281 room
- 1302 rooms
- 7623 rooms
- 2,0264 rooms
- 1,7365 rooms
- 1,1646 rooms
- 7667 rooms
- 3308 rooms
- 3619+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 163no bedroom
- 2861 bedroom
- 3,1072 bedrooms
- 10,6493 bedrooms
- 2,8364 bedrooms
- 6575+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 239no bedroom
- 7441 bedroom
- 2,9912 bedrooms
- 2,6263 bedrooms
- 8294 bedrooms
- 595+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 623no vehicle
- 5,2771 vehicle
- 6,9012 vehicles
- 3,6513 vehicles
- 9954 vehicles
- 2225+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,408no vehicle
- 4,0151 vehicle
- 1,4452 vehicles
- 4793 vehicles
- 804 vehicles
- 635+ vehicles
87.0% of Mercer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in West Virginia.
Mercer County: | 87.0% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 43,340
- Other state: 14,578
- Northeast: 1,557
- Midwest: 3,129
- South: 9,359
- West: 628
- 66.9%Electricity
- 19.4%Utility gas
- 5.5%Wood
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 71.5%Electricity
- 19.4%Utility gas
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.2% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 11.1% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 20.2% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Mercer County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $434,000
Cash and Securities: $83,000
- Charges - Other: $7,076,000
Other: $6,002,000
Air Transportation: $1,409,000
Air Transportation: $656,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $81,000
Air Transportation: $55,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,963,000
Central Staff Services: $7,815,000
Central Staff Services: $7,112,000
Police Protection: $6,318,000
Health - Other: $1,967,000
Health - Other: $1,903,000
General - Other: $1,710,000
General - Other: $1,352,000
Air Transportation: $1,306,000
Air Transportation: $1,252,000
Parks and Recreation: $793,000
Local Fire Protection: $776,000
Local Fire Protection: $768,000
Parks and Recreation: $693,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $234,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $755,000
General Local Government Support: $669,000
Other: $517,000
Air Transportation: $245,000
Air Transportation: $134,000
Other: $105,000
Public Welfare: $94,000
Public Welfare: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $118,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $146,000
Other: $130,000
Health and Hospitals: $50,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,195,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,977,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,657,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,337,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $218,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $902,000
General Revenue - Other: $658,000
Donations From Private Sources: $193,000
Fines and Forfeits: $136,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $92,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $351,000
General - Other: $164,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,499,000
Cash and Securities: $3,904,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $843,000
Health and Hospitals: $734,000
Other: $630,000
Other: $325,000
General Local Government Support: $296,000
General Local Government Support: $238,000
- Tax - Property: $9,008,000
Property: $8,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $864,000
Other: $761,000
Other License: $185,000
Other License: $149,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $57,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $551,000
: $533,000
Mercer County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $434,000
Cash and Securities: $83,000
- Charges - Other: $7,076,000
Other: $6,002,000
Air Transportation: $1,409,000
Air Transportation: $656,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $81,000
Air Transportation: $55,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,963,000
Central Staff Services: $7,815,000
Central Staff Services: $7,112,000
Police Protection: $6,318,000
Health - Other: $1,967,000
Health - Other: $1,903,000
General - Other: $1,710,000
General - Other: $1,352,000
Air Transportation: $1,306,000
Air Transportation: $1,252,000
Parks and Recreation: $793,000
Local Fire Protection: $776,000
Local Fire Protection: $768,000
Parks and Recreation: $693,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $234,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $755,000
General Local Government Support: $669,000
Other: $517,000
Air Transportation: $245,000
Air Transportation: $134,000
Other: $105,000
Public Welfare: $94,000
Public Welfare: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $118,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $146,000
Other: $130,000
Health and Hospitals: $50,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,195,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,977,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,657,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,337,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $218,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $902,000
General Revenue - Other: $658,000
Donations From Private Sources: $193,000
Fines and Forfeits: $136,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $92,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $351,000
General - Other: $164,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,499,000
Cash and Securities: $3,904,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $843,000
Health and Hospitals: $734,000
Other: $630,000
Other: $325,000
General Local Government Support: $296,000
General Local Government Support: $238,000
- Tax - Property: $9,008,000
Property: $8,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $864,000
Other: $761,000
Other License: $185,000
Other License: $149,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $57,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $551,000
: $533,000
Mercer County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $434,000
Cash and Securities: $83,000
- Charges - Other: $7,076,000
Other: $6,002,000
Air Transportation: $1,409,000
Air Transportation: $656,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $81,000
Air Transportation: $55,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,963,000
Central Staff Services: $7,815,000
Central Staff Services: $7,112,000
Police Protection: $6,318,000
Health - Other: $1,967,000
Health - Other: $1,903,000
General - Other: $1,710,000
General - Other: $1,352,000
Air Transportation: $1,306,000
Air Transportation: $1,252,000
Parks and Recreation: $793,000
Local Fire Protection: $776,000
Local Fire Protection: $768,000
Parks and Recreation: $693,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $234,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $755,000
General Local Government Support: $669,000
Other: $517,000
Air Transportation: $245,000
Air Transportation: $134,000
Other: $105,000
Public Welfare: $94,000
Public Welfare: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $118,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $146,000
Other: $130,000
Health and Hospitals: $50,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,195,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,977,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,657,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,337,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $218,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $902,000
General Revenue - Other: $658,000
Donations From Private Sources: $193,000
Fines and Forfeits: $136,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $92,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $351,000
General - Other: $164,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,499,000
Cash and Securities: $3,904,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $843,000
Health and Hospitals: $734,000
Other: $630,000
Other: $325,000
General Local Government Support: $296,000
General Local Government Support: $238,000
- Tax - Property: $9,008,000
Property: $8,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $864,000
Other: $761,000
Other License: $185,000
Other License: $149,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $57,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $551,000
: $533,000
Mercer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $434,000
Cash and Securities: $83,000
- Charges - Other: $7,076,000
Other: $6,002,000
Air Transportation: $1,409,000
Air Transportation: $656,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $81,000
Air Transportation: $55,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,963,000
Central Staff Services: $7,815,000
Central Staff Services: $7,112,000
Police Protection: $6,318,000
Health - Other: $1,967,000
Health - Other: $1,903,000
General - Other: $1,710,000
General - Other: $1,352,000
Air Transportation: $1,306,000
Air Transportation: $1,252,000
Parks and Recreation: $793,000
Local Fire Protection: $776,000
Local Fire Protection: $768,000
Parks and Recreation: $693,000
Solid Waste Management: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $234,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $755,000
General Local Government Support: $669,000
Other: $517,000
Air Transportation: $245,000
Air Transportation: $134,000
Other: $105,000
Public Welfare: $94,000
Public Welfare: $81,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $118,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $146,000
Other: $130,000
Health and Hospitals: $50,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,195,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,977,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,657,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,337,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $218,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $902,000
General Revenue - Other: $658,000
Donations From Private Sources: $193,000
Fines and Forfeits: $136,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $92,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $351,000
General - Other: $164,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,499,000
Cash and Securities: $3,904,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $843,000
Health and Hospitals: $734,000
Other: $630,000
Other: $325,000
General Local Government Support: $296,000
General Local Government Support: $238,000
- Tax - Property: $9,008,000
Property: $8,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $913,000
Other: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $864,000
Other: $761,000
Other License: $185,000
Other License: $149,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $57,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $551,000
: $533,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,679
- Number of aged recipients: 170
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,509
- Number of recipients under 18: 404
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,741
- Number of recipients older than 64: 534
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,202
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,760
Most common first names in Mercer County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 671 | 71.3 years |
William | 589 | 73.4 years |
Mary | 519 | 78.6 years |
John | 515 | 74.2 years |
Robert | 437 | 70.8 years |
Charles | 338 | 72.0 years |
George | 233 | 74.8 years |
Virginia | 201 | 77.8 years |
Helen | 193 | 77.0 years |
Margaret | 186 | 75.2 years |
Most common last names in Mercer County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Bailey | 335 | 76.2 years |
Smith | 261 | 74.5 years |
White | 209 | 73.7 years |
Thompson | 200 | 74.4 years |
Taylor | 166 | 71.9 years |
Jones | 158 | 74.4 years |
Martin | 155 | 75.3 years |
Johnson | 154 | 72.9 years |
Brown | 143 | 75.3 years |
Hall | 141 | 73.9 years |
Businesses in Mercer County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Kroger | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Arby's | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Burger King | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Nike | 4 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 4 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
FedEx | 7 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hardee's | 3 | Subway | 7 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Hyundai | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wendy's | 3 |
Mercer County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"