Mercer County, KY Population

Overview

22,470

Total Population

42.8

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

704

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mercer County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mercer County is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mercer County's population under 18 was 22.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mercer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mercer County, 18.06% were under the age of 15, 18.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.70% aged 30 to 64, 16.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 304 more females than males in Mercer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Mercer County, KY.
The Mercer County, KY gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 995.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 938.

Mercer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mercer County population: 92.51% are White, 3.79% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.04% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Mercer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 704 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,766 (96.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mercer County is White with a population of 20,787 (92.51% of the total population).

Mercer County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 22,902 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mercer County's population increased by 528 (2.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mercer County's population increased by 1,334 (6.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mercer County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 20,790.