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Mercer County
Mercer County, Illinois
At a Glance
Population 15,699 County Seat Mercer County Courthouse State FIPS 17 County FIPS 131 Num Towns 18 Census-Designated Places 6 Total Town Population 10,762 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 15,692 Median Age 44.7 Veterans 1,068 Housing Units 7,311 Uninsured 136 Net Migration (recent) -32 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 269 Total Employees 2,282 Avg Annual Pay $43,706 Median Household Income $67,028 Poverty Rate 8.0% Unemployment Rate 3.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $73,339 Federal Spending FY2024 $117,150,063 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,462
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $131,000 Median Rent $759 FMR Studio $707 FMR 1BR $831 FMR 2BR $1,025 FMR 3BR $1,336 FMR 4BR $1,578
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 54 Fire Stations 54 Police Stations 54 Adult Smoking 18.4% Adult Obesity 36.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 17.6 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.87 Electric Customers 5392477 Towns with Broadband Data 18 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 18
Community
Churches 17 Libraries 18 Historic Places (NRHP) 12 Homeless Population N/A Schools 132 SNAP Stores 21 Bank Branches 12
Agriculture
Total Farms 20 Land in Farms (acres) 218,697 Avg Farm Size (acres) 10,934.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-26 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2019-09-19 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2013-05-10 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-03-17 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2008-06-24 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-07 DR FLOODING 2001-05-09 EM IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99 1999-01-08 DR SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING 1993-07-09
Detailed Topics
Communities in Mercer County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
