Compare Mercer County, WV vs West Virginia (WV) vs United States
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| Metric |
Mercer County, WV County |
West Virginia (WV) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 58,563 | 1,778,373 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $810 | $872 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $30,362 | $34,203 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.5% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 58,563 | 1,778,373 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 41,567 | 1,266,322 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 24,224 | 728,655 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $30,362 | $34,203 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.5% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $810 | $872 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 27.1% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 72.9% | 74.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 88.9% | 90.3% | 61% |
| Black | 4.1% | 3.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6% | 4.9% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.3% | 2.1% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 98.7% | 97.9% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 93.4% | 90.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 9.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 26.9% | 25.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 38.7% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.9% | 24.1% | 35.7% |