Morton County vs. Mercer County
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Morton County (ND) Mercer County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 31,095 8,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.2% -1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 27,469 8,424
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 27,471 8,424
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.2% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.1% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.7% 19.3%
Female persons, percent 49.4% 48.4%
White alone, percent 92.7% 94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 3.6% 2.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.7% 3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 89.6% 92.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,885 642
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.4% 1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 15,280 4,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.5% 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, 2009-2013 15.3% 10.9%
Building permits, 2018 159 3
Households, 2014-2018 13,536 3,702
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.21 2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.4% 91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.7% 5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.9% 87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.0% 80.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.6% 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.3% 21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.1% 6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.0% 7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 73.0% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.6% 58.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 99,285 26,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 586,075 125,187
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $20,856 $14,752
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.5 18.5
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, percent 8.1% 7.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 869 250
Total employment, 2017 10,664 3,974
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 490,981 273,773
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.5% -8.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,453 620
All firms, 2012 2,773 793
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,545 460
Women-owned firms, 2012 820 231
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,582 736
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 216 51
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,320 690
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 24.6% 36.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 14.3 8.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,926.27 1,042.96
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.