Mercer County vs. McDowell County

Mercer County (WV)McDowell County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)59,13118,223
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.0%-17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)62,26522,111
Population, Census, April 1, 201062,26422,113
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.0%21.8%
Female persons, percent52.0%51.1%
White alone, percent91.3%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.1%8.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.2%1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.4%88.7%
Veterans, 2014-20184,363994
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.1%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)30,01311,173
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.0%79.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$92,200$33,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$942$710
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$302$267
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$644$529
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.4%4.3%
Building permits, 201852
Households, 2014-201824,8827,711
Persons per household, 2014-20182.382.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.4%1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.6%72.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.6%62.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.5%66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.0%5.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201820.0%24.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.7%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%28.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.9%29.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)432,93458,472
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)929,125131,211
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,861$6,153
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.525.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,372$26,547
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,821$14,489
Persons in poverty, percent22.7%35.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,215225
Total employment, 201716,7902,068
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)597,47564,050
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.7%-20.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,992467
All firms, 20124,005629
Men-owned firms, 20122,113345
Women-owned firms, 20121,275231
Minority-owned firms, 201232059
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,444525
Veteran-owned firms, 201235229
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,229556
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%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, 200732.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010148.641.5
Land area in square miles, 2010418.99533.46

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