Harrison County vs. Mercer County

	Harrison County (MO)	Mercer County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,414	3,641
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,957	3,785
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,957	3,785
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.5%	22.1%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	49.2%
White alone, percent	96.8%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.9%	94.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	614	235
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,383	2,128
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.1%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,600	$87,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$936	$876
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$382	$380
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$515	$510
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	8.1%
Households, 2014-2018	3,556	1,326
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.7%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.5%	6.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.1%	65.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.2%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.2%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.7%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.9%	60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	54.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	165,994	25,045
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,019	$6,716
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.1	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,168	$44,085
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,986	$22,097
Persons in poverty, percent	15.5%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	200	71
Total employment, 2017	1,895	401
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	44,508	11,477
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.4%	-11.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	627	270
All firms, 2012	995	366
Men-owned firms, 2012	542	161
Women-owned firms, 2012	263	77
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	930	342
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	111	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	851	234
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	12.4	8.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	722.50	453.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Harrison county (MO) and Mercer county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.