Wayne County vs. Mercer County

	Wayne County (IA)	Mercer County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,401	3,641
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.0%	-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,403	3,785
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,403	3,785
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.4%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.1%	22.1%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	49.2%
White alone, percent	97.4%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.0%	94.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	445	235
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,192	2,128
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.6%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$77,600	$87,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,052	$876
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$406	$380
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$496	$510
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	8.1%
Households, 2014-2018	2,669	1,326
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.1%	6.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.0%	65.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.9%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.4%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.9%	54.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	70,108	25,045
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,051	$6,716
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,017	$44,085
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,560	$22,097
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	158	71
Total employment, 2017	1,350	401
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	48,000	11,477
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	-11.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	610	270
All firms, 2012	738	366
Men-owned firms, 2012	284	161
Women-owned firms, 2012	279	77
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	707	342
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	48	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	664	234
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	12.2	8.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	525.44	453.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

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