Mercer County

USA COUNTIES 1996
Geographic Area: Mercer, ND (38057)
Table: GENERAL PROFILE                                                
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POPULATION AND HOUSING (Bureau of the Census)              
  Total resident population:                               
    1995...................................................         9,466
      Percent 65 years and over............................          13.0
    1990...................................................         9,808
    1980...................................................         9,404
  Occupied housing units, 1990.............................         3,560
    Percent owner occupied.................................          80.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS (National Center for Health Statistics) 
  Births, 1993.............................................           111
    Per 1,000 resident population..........................          11.8
    Percent to mothers under 20 years of age...............           9.0
  Deaths, 1993.............................................            70
    Per 1,000 resident population..........................           7.4
  Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 1993................           0.0
EDUCATION (Bureau of the Census)                           
  Persons 25 years and over, 1990..........................         6,173
    Percent high school graduates..........................          71.2
    Percent college graduates..............................          11.2
LABOR FORCE (Bureau of Labor Statistics)                   
  Civilian labor force, 1994...............................         4,928
    Percent unemployed.....................................           8.4
PRIVATE NONFARM ESTABLISHMENTS (Bureau of the Census)     
  Total establishments, 1993...............................           246
    Percent retail trade...................................          28.9
    Percent services.......................................          31.3
  Paid employees, 1993 (pay period including March 12).....         3,313
  Annual payroll, 1993 ($1,000)............................       105,625
PERSONAL INCOME (Bureau of Economic Analysis)              
  Total personal income, 1993 ($1,000).....................       186,891
    Per capita (dollars)...................................        19,796
AGRICULTURE (Bureau of the Census)                         
  Number of farms, 1992....................................           527
    Land in farms as percent of total land.................            80
RETAIL TRADE (Bureau of the Census)                       
  Retail sales, 1992 ($1,000)..............................        43,418
    Per capita (dollars)...................................         4,584
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS BANKS (Fed. Deposit Insurance Corp.)
  Number of offices, June 30, 1994.........................             6
    Total deposits ($1,000)................................        84,752
SOCIAL PROGRAMS (Social Security Administration)           
  Total Social Security recipients, December 1993..........         1,505
    Retired workers........................................           805
  Supplementary Security Income recipients, December 1994..            86
FEDERAL FUNDS AND GRANTS (Bureau of the Census)           
  Total direct expenditures or obligations per capita:     
    1994 (dollars).........................................         2,984
    1990 (dollars).........................................         2,332
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(NA) Not available. (D) Avoid disclosure of confidential information.
(X) Not applicable. (S) Does not meet publication standards.
(Z) Value > 0 but < half unit of measure shown.
 NOTE: 0 data may indicate geographic/data footnotes.
 
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, USA Counties 1996 CD-ROM.