Mercer County vs. Oliver County

	Mercer County (ND)	Oliver County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,267	1,952
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,424	1,848
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,424	1,846
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.0%	25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	22.2%
Female persons, percent	48.4%	47.7%
White alone, percent	94.4%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	2.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.4%	93.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	642	140
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,779	961
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.7%	87.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$175,200	$177,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,263	$1,399
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$460	$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$744	$547
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.9%	5.2%
Building permits, 2018	3	7
Households, 2014-2018	3,702	750
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.3%	4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	74.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	18.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	59.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,419	277
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.5	29.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,890	$68,333
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,298	$33,849
Persons in poverty, percent	7.2%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	250	44
Total employment, 2017	3,974	553
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	273,773	42,935
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.6%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	620	133
All firms, 2012	793	82
Men-owned firms, 2012	460	34
Women-owned firms, 2012	231	37
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	736	73
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	690	67
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	36.3%	43.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.1	2.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,042.96	722.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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