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People MapStats |
Mercer County |
West Virginia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
61,500 | 1,814,468 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
62,980 | 1,808,345 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-2.3% | 0.3% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-1,480 | 6,123 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
3,571 | 104,452 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.8% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
13,033 | 387,381 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.2% | 21.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
17.4% | 15.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
10,664 | 280,666 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
56,728 | 1,714,455 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
3,578 | 64,072 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
138 | 4,151 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
336 | 12,395 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
9 | 530 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
561 | 16,432 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
358 | 19,350 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
56,386 | 1,696,770 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.5% | 94.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
5.8% | 3.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
0.6% | 1.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
91.9% | 93.6% |
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Births, 2005 |
707 | 20,836 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
796 | 20,780 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
S | 81 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.5% | 63.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.2% | 2.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.1% | 75.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.8% | 14.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
16,795 | 410,781 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.9 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
30,100 | 882,685 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
-43 | 38,059 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
-0.1% | 4.5% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.8% | 75.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$63,900 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
26,509 | 736,481 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.33 | 2.40 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$31,898 | $37,057 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
21.8% | 17.1% |
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Business MapStats |
Mercer County |
West Virginia |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
1,664 | 51,016 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$27,231 | $28,206 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
24,598 | 808,840 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
4.3% | 4.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
28,991 | 927,285 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
-757 | 40,665 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
5,013 | 151,600 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
968,215 | 35,153,464 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$33,397 | $37,910 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
1,388 | 40,5661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
19,282 | 583,1961 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-6.2% | 4.5%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,878 | 113,087 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.3% |
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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 | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.9% | 27.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
265,332 | 18,911,332 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
76,943 | 1,974,851 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 10,924,279 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
745,891 | 16,747,900 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,998 | $9,277 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
14 | 4,795 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
2,527 | 720,444 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
55,623 | 3,584,668 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
602,818 | 17,066,5941 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$9,826 | $9,4181 |
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