2022 population: 3,437 ( 348 from 2010 , 100 from 2020)
Land area: 453.8 square miles
Population density: 7.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,205	93.25%	13.0%
Black:	15	0.44%	150.0%
Indian:	20	0.58%	17.6%
Asian:	28	0.81%	47.4%
2+ races:	52	1.51%	62.5%
Hispanic:	117	3.40%	317.9%

Total non-White:	232	6.75%	127.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	102	14.4
Deaths:	150	21.2
Net Migration:	-51	-7.2
Net Immigration:	4	0.6

Change in White population:	-478	-12.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	130	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,785
3,683	97.31%
6	0.16%
17	0.45%
19	0.50%
32	0.85%
28	0.74%
102	2.69%

2000
3,757
3,704	98.59%
7	0.19%
19	0.51%
0	0.00%
16	0.43%
11	0.29%
53	1.41%

1990
3,723
3,719	99.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.11%
4	0.11%

1980
4,685
4,672	99.72%
2	0.04%
1	0.02%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.21%
13	0.28%

1970
4,910
4,902	99.84%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
398	10.6
373	9.9
-294	-7.8
6	0.2

-21	-0.6
49	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
381	10.2
564	15.1
474	12.7
6	0.2

-15	-0.4
49	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
484	10.3
645	13.8
-749	-16.0
n/a

-953	-20.3
-9	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-42	-0.9
n/a

-230	-4.7
5	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Mercer County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.7
852	24.8%
2,585	75.2%
770	22.4%

1,253
2.75

747	59.6%
639	85.5%
38	5.1%
506	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
963	25.4%
2,822	74.6%
763	20.2%

1,560
2.39

1,013	64.9%
848	83.7%
72	7.1%
547	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.2
858	22.8%
2,899	77.2%
822	21.9%

1,601
2.31

1,095	68.4%
941	85.9%
81	7.4%
506	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
43.3
844	22.7%
2,879	77.3%
956	25.7%

1,578
2.32

1,081	68.5%
986	91.2%
36	3.3%
497	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
42.5
1,064	22.7%
3,621	77.3%
1,091	23.3%

1,907
2.43

1,385	72.6%
1,269	91.6%
31	2.2%
522	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Mercer County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	77	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	52	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	90	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	50	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	111	8.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	98	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	103	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	203	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	145	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	74	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	1.1%
$200,000 or more	28	2.2%

Median Household Income	55,592
Per Capita Income	26,850

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	110	8.8%
Public Assistance	23	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,308	70.7%
Unemployed	45	2.4%
In Armed Forces	9	0.5%

Total Labor Force	1,362	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	489	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	416	518	44.5%
Non-Profit	45	73	38.1%
Self-Employed	199	34	85.4%

Local Government	36	32	52.9%
State Government	13	103	11.2%
Federal Government	4	13	23.5%

Total Private + Self	615	552	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	98	221	30.7%
Total	713	773	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	326	21.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	240	16.1%
Professional, Technical	270	18.1%
Service Occupations	158	10.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	124	8.3%
All others	498	33.4%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	319	21.4%
Manufacturing	257	17.2%
Educational services	201	13.5%
Retail trade	167	11.2%
Health care and social assistance	141	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	100	6.7%
Construction	65	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	52	3.5%
Public administration	48	3.2%
Other services	29	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	1.9%
Information	28	1.9%
Finance and insurance	22	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.5%
Utilities	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	89	2.53%
Puerto Rican	4	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.28%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	10	0.28%

Other Hispanic	2	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	16	0.45%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,111	95.5%
Spanish	82	2.5%
German, other Germanic	51	1.6%
Other Asian	15	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	509	14.5%
Irish	386	11.0%
American	355	10.1%
English	261	7.4%
Scottish	65	1.8%
Norwegian	53	1.5%
Italian	39	1.1%
French	38	1.1%
Polish	30	0.9%
Greek	25	0.7%
Dutch	16	0.5%
French Canadian	12	0.3%
Russian	12	0.3%
Swedish	12	0.3%
Egyptian	11	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,452	98.2%
Not a citizen	65	1.8%

Native	3,413	97.0%
Foreign-born	104	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	2.2%	163	6.8%	1,048	43.4%	653	27.1%	321	13.3%	173	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	2.2%
9-12 Years	163	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,048	43.4%
Some College	653	27.1%
Bach. Degree	321	13.3%
Grad Degree	173	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,493	1,424	69	4.6%	5.9%
1991	1,513	1,440	73	4.8%	6.6%
1992	1,707	1,634	73	4.3%	6.2%
1993	1,846	1,766	80	4.3%	6.2%
1994	2,156	2,095	61	2.8%	5.2%
1995	2,220	2,129	91	4.1%	4.8%
1996	2,177	2,107	70	3.2%	4.7%
1997	1,722	1,671	51	3.0%	4.4%
1998	1,639	1,589	50	3.1%	4.0%
1999	1,660	1,613	47	2.8%	3.2%

2000	1,982	1,925	57	2.9%	3.4%
2001	2,080	2,009	71	3.4%	4.5%
2002	1,824	1,736	88	4.8%	5.3%
2003	1,744	1,642	102	5.8%	5.7%
2004	1,762	1,670	92	5.2%	5.9%
2005	1,811	1,732	79	4.4%	5.4%
2006	1,855	1,775	80	4.3%	4.9%
2007	1,818	1,743	75	4.1%	5.1%
2008	1,856	1,766	90	4.8%	6.2%
2009	1,769	1,643	126	7.1%	9.0%

2010	1,788	1,640	148	8.3%	9.5%
2011	1,828	1,703	125	6.8%	8.6%
2012	1,821	1,724	97	5.3%	7.2%
2013	1,803	1,704	99	5.5%	6.8%
2014	1,863	1,768	95	5.1%	6.2%
2015	1,876	1,791	85	4.5%	5.1%
2016	1,926	1,838	88	4.6%	4.5%
2017	1,946	1,873	73	3.8%	3.8%
2018	1,907	1,848	59	3.1%	3.2%
2019	1,845	1,787	58	3.1%	3.3%

2020	1,889	1,821	68	3.6%	6.1%
2021	1,792	1,741	51	2.8%	4.1%
2022	1,686	1,645	41	2.4%	2.5%
2023	1,647	1,601	46	2.8%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,929
Median Value	$104,800

Occupied	1,253	65.0%
Vacant	676	35.0%

Owned	994	79.3%
Rented	259	20.7%
Median Rent	$496

Single-Family Units	1,600	82.9%
Detached	1,586	82.2%
Attached	14	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	82	4.3%
Mobile Homes	136	7.1%

Mercer County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mercer County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Mercer County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mercer County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mercer County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mercer County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Mercer County, MO