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Mercer County, KY

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Overview for Mercer County, KY  
Map of Mercer County Mercer County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 250.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 87.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 30.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 3.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $58,221. Per capita income declined by 0.0% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 21,920 Covered Employment 6,714
   Growth (%) since 1990 14.5%    Average wage per job $38,346
Households (2000) 8,423 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 31.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 10,585    Average wage per job $58,221
Unemployment Rate (2009) 11.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 0.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $27,306    Average wage per job $44,552
Median Household Income (2008) $42,912 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2008) 15.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 75.8 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.0%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 13.5    Average wage per job $32,646
 

 

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