Oliver County vs. Mercer County

	Oliver County (ND)	Mercer County (ND)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,952	8,267
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.6%	-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,848	8,424
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,846	8,424
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.2%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.2%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	47.7%	48.4%
White alone, percent	95.0%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.8%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.0%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.2%	92.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	140	642
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	961	4,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	87.6%	82.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$177,600	$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	$446	$460
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$547	$744
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	10.9%
Building permits, 2018	7	3
Households, 2014-2018	750	3,702
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.5%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.9%	5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.1%	80.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	277	12,419
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	18.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,333	$79,890
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,849	$38,298
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	7.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	44	250
Total employment, 2017	553	3,974
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	42,935	273,773
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	-8.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	133	620
All firms, 2012	82	793
Men-owned firms, 2012	34	460
Women-owned firms, 2012	37	231
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	73	736
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	67	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	43.0%	36.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.6	8.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	722.51	1,042.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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