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People MapStats |
Mercer County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
16,481 | 12,901,563 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
16,957 | 12,419,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-2.8% | 3.9% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-476 | 481,903 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
874 | 891,315 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.3% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
3,522 | 3,199,159 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.4% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
17.2% | 12.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
2,842 | 1,548,781 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.5% | 50.7% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
16,171 | 10,177,118 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
128 | 1,926,515 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
22 | 42,429 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
39 | 549,043 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
1 | 8,855 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
129 | 148,588 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
284 | 1,919,690 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
15,911 | 8,352,822 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
98.1% | 79.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.8% | 15.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.8% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.7% | 14.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
96.5% | 65.0% |
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Births, 2005 |
181 | 179,020 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
178 | 103,974 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
S | 1,206 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.8% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.6% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.0% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.9% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.6% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
2,632 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.8 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
7,318 | 5,246,005 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
209 | 360,261 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
2.9% | 7.4% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.7% | 67.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$68,500 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,624 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.53 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$48,778 | $54,141 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
8.1% | 11.9% |
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Business MapStats |
Mercer County |
Illinois |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
500 | 490,755 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$30,224 | $38,409 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
9,158 | 6,697,382 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
5.6% | 5.0% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
6,123 | 7,601,747 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
-101 | 185,438 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
1,212 | 896,300 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
136,315 | 386,076,291 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$22,263 | $50,788 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
308 | 321,3561 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
2,255 | 5,357,4661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-6.2% | -2.6%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,263 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.2% | 29.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 188,365,216 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,932 | 19,072,168 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
72,380 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,255 | $10,446 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
20 | 43,020 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
2,214 | 6,936,068 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
292,719 | 27,310,833 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
118,537 | 88,669,4731 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$7,188 | $6,8991 |
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