Living in Mercer County School District Area

Living Summary

7,426

households

18,737

Total Population

$142,300

Average House Value

$620

Average Housing Rent

$53,417

Average Household Income

93.81%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,842

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

42%

Percent Proficient - Math

58%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 7,426 households are located in Mercer County School District area. Among them, 2,038 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.03 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,290 and 4,227 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (360) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (894) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Mercer County School District, Kentucky
Household	7,426
Population	18,737
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,038 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,290
Total Students	4,227
Pre-Kindergarten	319
Kindergarten	293
Grade 1-8	1,940
Grade 9-12	835
College/Graduate School	840
Veterans	14,564
Non-citizen	360
Non-English Home Language	894
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

15,089 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,209 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,188 people are in civilian labor force and 21 are in armed labor force. 8,468 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mercer County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,251	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,695	81.14%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,062	12.87%
Public transportation	14	0.17%
Walked	91	1.10%
Other method	60	0.73%
Worked from home	329	3.99%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,468	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,677	31.61%
Service	1,406	16.60%
Sales and office	1,414	16.70%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	908	10.72%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,063	24.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,468	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	208	2.46%
Construction	680	8.03%
Manufacturing	1,872	22.11%
Wholesale trade	113	1.33%
Retail trade	830	9.80%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	499	5.89%
Information	64	0.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	495	5.85%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	523	6.18%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,781	21.03%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	479	5.66%
Other services, except public administration	354	4.18%
Public administration	570	6.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,468	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,482	76.55%
Government workers	1,330	15.71%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	637	7.52%
Unpaid family workers	19	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,254 for the 7,426 households in Mercer County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $32,091. 17,557 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,426	-
Less than $10,000	537	7.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	447	6.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	809	10.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	706	9.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	979	13.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,445	19.46%
$75,000 - $99,999	909	12.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,223	16.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	205	2.76%
More than $200,000	166	2.24%
Median Household Income	$53,417	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,254	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,184	-
Less than $10,000	298	5.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	100	1.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	368	7.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	464	8.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	679	13.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	954	18.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	865	16.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,126	21.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	172	3.32%
More than $200,000	158	3.05%

Median Family Income	$64,929	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,075	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,091	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,954	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,954	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,716	-
With health insurance coverage	17,557	93.81%
Public coverage	7,663	40.94%
Private health insurance	12,836	68.58%
Without health insurance coverage	1,159	6.19%

Housing

There are 8,481 housing units in Mercer County School District area, Kentucky with 7,426 units (87.56%) occupied. 5,241 houses (70.58%) are occupied by owner and 2,185 houses (29.42%) are rented. The average housing value is $142,300 and the average rental cost is $620. 44 houses (0.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,872 houses (22.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,481	-
Occupied	7,426	87.56%
Owner Occupied	5,241	70.58%
Renter Occupied	2,185	29.42%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,605	77.88%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	142	1.67%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,110	13.09%
Mobile Homes	624	7.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,481	-
Built 2014 or later	44	0.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	64	0.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	827	9.75%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,611	19.00%
Built 1980 - 1989	906	10.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,341	15.81%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,234	14.55%
Built 1950 - 1959	582	6.86%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,872	22.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,481	-
1 room	13	0.15%
2 rooms	76	0.90%
3 rooms	573	6.76%
4 rooms	1,198	14.13%
5 rooms	1,878	22.14%
6 rooms	1,489	17.56%
7 rooms	1,184	13.96%
8 rooms	952	11.23%
9 rooms or more	1,118	13.18%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,481	-
no bedroom	13	0.15%
1 bedroom	668	7.88%
2 bedrooms	1,885	22.23%
3 bedrooms	4,376	51.60%
4 bedrooms	1,277	15.06%
5 bedrooms or more	262	3.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,241	-
Less than $50,000	353	6.74%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,339	25.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,100	20.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	991	18.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	954	18.20%
$300,000 - $499,999	368	7.02%
$500,000 - $999,999	98	1.87%
$1,000,000 or more	38	0.73%
Median House Value	$142,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,110	-
Less than $500	651	30.85%
$500 - $999	1,277	60.52%
$1,000 - $1,499	172	8.15%
$1,500 - $1,999	10	0.47%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$620	-

Demographic

A total of 18,887 people lives in Mercer County School District area, Kentucky with 9,292 male and 9,595 female. The males to female ratio is 49.20 to 50.80. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	18,887	-
Male	9,292	49.20%
Female	9,595	50.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,887	-
Under 5 years	1,167	6.18%
5 - 9 years	1,263	6.69%
10 - 14 years	1,128	5.97%
15 - 19 years	1,052	5.57%
20 - 24 years	1,197	6.34%
25 - 34 years	2,084	11.03%
35 - 44 years	2,137	11.31%
45 - 54 years	2,699	14.29%
55 - 59 years	1,371	7.26%
60 - 64 years	1,382	7.32%
65 - 74 years	1,974	10.45%
75 - 84 years	1,105	5.85%
85 years and older	328	1.74%
Median Age	42.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,887	-
One Race	18,609	98.53%
White	17,530	92.82%
Black or African American	834	4.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native	31	0.16%
Asian	93	0.49%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	121	0.64%

Two or more races	278	1.47%
White and Black or African American	201	1.06%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	51	0.27%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%