Morton County vs. Mercer County

Morton County (ND)Mercer County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)31,0958,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.2%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)27,4698,424
Population, Census, April 1, 201027,4718,424
Persons under 5 years, percent7.2%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.7%19.3%
Female persons, percent49.4%48.4%
White alone, percent92.7%94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.6%2.6%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.7%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.6%92.4%
Veterans, 2014-20181,885642
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.4%1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)15,2804,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.5%82.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$199,800$175,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,399$1,263
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$484$460
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$744
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.3%10.9%
Building permits, 20181593
Households, 2014-201813,5363,702
Persons per household, 2014-20182.212.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.7%5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.9%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.0%80.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.1%6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.0%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201873.0%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.6%58.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)99,28526,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)586,075125,187
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,856$14,752
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.518.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,584$79,890
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,300$38,298
Persons in poverty, percent8.1%7.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017869250
Total employment, 201710,6643,974
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)490,981273,773
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%-8.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,453620
All firms, 20122,773793
Men-owned firms, 20121,545460
Women-owned firms, 2012820231
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,582736
Veteran-owned firms, 201221651
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,320690
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%36.3%
Population per square mile, 201014.38.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,926.271,042.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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