Mercer County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau 

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Mercer County, North Dakota 

Mercer North 

People QulckFacts County Dakota 

Population, 2013 estimate 8,592 723,393 

Population, 2010 (April1) estimates base 8,424 672,591 

Population, percent change, April1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.0% 7.6% 

Population, 2010 8,424 672,591 

Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2% 6.7% 

Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.9% 22.5% 

Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.0% 14.2% 

Female persons, percent, 2013 48.5% 48.9% 

White alone, percent, 2013 (a) 95.6% 89.6% 

Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) 0.4% 1.8% 

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 

(a) 2.3% 5.4% 

Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) 0.3% 1.2% 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 

2013 (a) 0.1% 0.1% 

Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.2% 1.9% 

Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) 2.1% 2.9% 

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 94.1% 87.3% 

Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.1% 82.9% 

Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.6% 2.5% 

Language other than English spoken at home, pet age 5+, 

2008-2012 7.9% 5.2% 

High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 

25+, 2008-2012 88.4% 90.5% 

Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 

2008-2012 19.8% 27.1% 

Veterans, 2008-2012 699 54,782 

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008 

-2012 17.3 16.5 

Housing units, 2013 4,643 339,313 

Homeownership rate. 2008-2012 80.1% 66.4% 

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 12.2% 25.6% 

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $114,800 $123,900 

Households, 2008-2012 3,630 282,667 

Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.27 2.30 

Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 

2008-2012 $31,331 $28,700 

Median household income, 2008-2012 $63,244 $51,641 

Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 7.2% 12.1% 

Mercer North 

Business QulckFacts County Dakota 

Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 240 23,551 3 

Private nonfarm employment, 2012 o2 331,2783 

Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 NA 8.2%3 

Nonemployer establishments, 2012 621 50,952 

Total number of firms, 2007 866 61,546 

Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% 

American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 

2007 F 1.6% 

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% 

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, 

percent, 2007 

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 

Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 

Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 

Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1 000) 

Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 

Retail sales per capita, 2007 

Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 

Building permits, 2012 

Geography Qulckfacts 

Land area in square miles, 2010 

Persons per square mile, 2010 

FIPS Code 

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area 

1: Counties with 500 employees or less are excluded. 

2: Represents 2,500-4,999 employees. 

3: Includes data not distributed by county 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. 

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36.3% 

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85,749 

$10,763 

8,162 

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County 

1,042.96 

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057 

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(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. 

0: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information 

F: Fewer than 25 firms 

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data 

NA: Not available 

S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards 

X: Not applicable 

Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown 

0.0% 

0.5% 

24.8% 

11,349,799 

13,099,348 

10,527,300 

$16,495 

1,214,201 

10,340 

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Dakota 

69,000.80 

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, 

Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, 

Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits 

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