Shelby County vs. Mercer County
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Shelby County (OH) Mercer County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 48,627 40,959
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.6% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 49,418 40,814
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 49,423 40,814
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.8% 25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 49.6%
White alone, percent 94.0% 96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.3% 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.6% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 92.6% 95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,980 2,265
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.9% 1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 20,492 18,119
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.6% 76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $139,100 $144,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,163 $1,138
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $457 $452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $731 $677
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.4% 11.4%
Building permits, 2018 53 138
Households, 2014-2018 18,643 16,104
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.5% 89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.9% 1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.0% 88.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.0% 81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.4% 16.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3% 6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.3% 68.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.8% 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 58,155 44,788
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 169,136 132,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 7,166,112 1,136,872
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 542,961 790,304
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 490,002 496,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,966 $12,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.3 18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $61,042 $59,417
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,008 $28,513
Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 7.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 968 1,003
Total employment, 2017 25,502 16,265
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,206,251 639,476
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.2% -1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,733 2,847
All firms, 2012 3,147 3,192
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,692 2,030
Women-owned firms, 2012 969 696
Minority-owned firms, 2012 63 35
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,871 3,041
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 310 381
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,607 2,638
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 0.9% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 121.2 88.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 407.68 462.45
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Shelby county (OH) and Mercer county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.