Living in Mercer County School District, West Virginia

Overview

A total of 25,216 households are located in Mercer County School District area. Among them, 7,339 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.86 people. The total number of children in the region is 14,399 and 12,519 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (168) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (1,228) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Mercer County School District, West Virginia
Household	25,216
Population	58,741
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,339 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	14,399
Total Students	12,519
Pre-Kindergarten	808
Kindergarten	593
Grade 1-8	5,426
Grade 9-12	2,691
College/Graduate School	3,001
Veterans	47,612
Non-citizen	168
Non-English Home Language	1,228
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

49,121 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,890 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,879 people are in civilian labor force and 11 are in armed labor force. 22,130 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,728	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,512	85.20%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,928	8.87%
Public transportation	75	0.35%
Walked	479	2.20%
Other method	120	0.55%
Worked from home	614	2.83%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,130	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,921	31.27%
Service	4,561	20.61%
Sales and office	5,410	24.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,030	9.17%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,208	14.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,130	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	647	2.92%
Construction	875	3.95%
Manufacturing	1,656	7.48%
Wholesale trade	459	2.07%
Retail trade	3,182	14.38%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,070	4.84%
Information	388	1.75%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,048	4.74%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,585	7.16%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,894	31.15%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,921	8.68%
Other services, except public administration	1,270	5.74%
Public administration	1,135	5.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,130	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,820	76.01%
Government workers	4,347	19.64%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	943	4.26%
Unpaid family workers	20	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,597 for the 25,216 households in Mercer County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $26,665. 55,685 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.67%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,216	-
Less than $10,000	2,236	8.87%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,931	7.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,886	15.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,010	11.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,062	16.11%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,788	18.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,591	10.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,914	7.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	422	1.67%
More than $200,000	376	1.49%
Median Household Income	$40,784	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,597	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,346	-
Less than $10,000	788	4.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	737	4.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,743	10.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,712	10.47%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,885	17.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,856	23.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,300	14.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,620	9.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	379	2.32%
More than $200,000	326	1.99%

Median Family Income	$51,604	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,681	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,665	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,500	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,500	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	59,450	-
With health insurance coverage	55,685	93.67%
Public coverage	33,326	56.06%
Private health insurance	32,671	54.96%
Without health insurance coverage	3,765	6.33%

Housing

There are 29,997 housing units in Mercer County School District area, West Virginia with 25,216 units (84.06%) occupied. 17,529 houses (69.52%) are occupied by owner and 7,687 houses (30.48%) are rented. The average housing value is $96,700 and the average rental cost is $672. 192 houses (0.64%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,092 houses (23.64%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,997	-
Occupied	25,216	84.06%
Owner Occupied	17,529	69.52%
Renter Occupied	7,687	30.48%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	19,932	66.45%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	483	1.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,409	11.36%
Mobile Homes	6,173	20.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,997	-
Built 2014 or later	192	0.64%
Built 2010 - 2013	171	0.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,750	9.17%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,565	18.55%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,365	11.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,965	16.55%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,063	6.88%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,834	12.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,092	23.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,997	-
1 room	164	0.55%
2 rooms	251	0.84%
3 rooms	1,262	4.21%
4 rooms	4,404	14.68%
5 rooms	7,566	25.22%
6 rooms	5,786	19.29%
7 rooms	4,414	14.71%
8 rooms	2,828	9.43%
9 rooms or more	3,322	11.07%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,997	-
no bedroom	169	0.56%
1 bedroom	1,494	4.98%
2 bedrooms	8,502	28.34%
3 bedrooms	14,486	48.29%
4 bedrooms	4,423	14.74%
5 bedrooms or more	923	3.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,529	-
Less than $50,000	4,195	23.93%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,851	27.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,404	19.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,439	13.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,667	9.51%
$300,000 - $499,999	787	4.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	106	0.60%
$1,000,000 or more	80	0.46%
Median House Value	$96,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,469	-
Less than $500	1,314	20.31%
$500 - $999	4,466	69.04%
$1,000 - $1,499	631	9.75%
$1,500 - $1,999	58	0.90%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$672	-

Demographic

A total of 59,919 people lives in Mercer County School District area, West Virginia with 28,419 male and 31,500 female. The males to female ratio is 47.43 to 52.57. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	59,919	-
Male	28,419	47.43%
Female	31,500	52.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	59,919	-
Under 5 years	3,426	5.72%
5 - 9 years	3,916	6.54%
10 - 14 years	2,860	4.77%
15 - 19 years	3,531	5.89%
20 - 24 years	3,690	6.16%
25 - 34 years	6,974	11.64%
35 - 44 years	6,781	11.32%
45 - 54 years	7,430	12.40%
55 - 59 years	3,841	6.41%
60 - 64 years	4,696	7.84%
65 - 74 years	7,428	12.40%
75 - 84 years	3,729	6.22%
85 years and older	1,617	2.70%
Median Age	43.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	59,919	-
One Race	58,998	98.46%
White	54,664	91.23%
Black or African American	3,838	6.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	102	0.17%
Asian	362	0.60%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	32	0.05%

Two or more races	921	1.54%
White and Black or African American	509	0.85%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	232	0.39%
White and Asian	82	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Mercer County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic