Mercer County, Kentucky

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Mercer County is one of the 120 county of Kentucky, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Mercer County had an official population of 20817 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 21920, It is 53rd most populous county in Kentucky. The county spans an area of 253.11 miē (655.55 kmē), of which, 250.92 square miles (649.88 kmē) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 kmē) of it is water, it is the 33rd smallest by area in the U.S. state of Kentucky.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 20817 residents, 8423 households, and 6039 families in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile (32.05/kmē), it is 40th most densely populated county in Kentucky. There were 9289 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14.29/kmē). The average household size was 2.45 people, and the average family size was 2.93 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 21920, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 94.05% White, 3.66% Black or African American, 0.21% American Indian, 1.05% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35555, it is Kentucky's 32nd wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $43121, making it the 24th wealthiest county by median family income among the Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $17972, it would be the 26th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

In 2000, 4555 pupils and students, of which 2356 are male and 2199 are female, 21.88% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 335 nursery or pri school, 310 kindergarten, 2316 elementary school, 1065 high school and 529 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Burgin City	Mercer County	1.16	1.16	0	874	750.8	16756	34135
2	Harrodsburg City	Mercer County	5.31	5.31	0	8014	1510.5	15327	27500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	20817
April 2000 Estimate	20817
July 2000 Estimate	20826
July 2001 Estimate	20845
July 2002 Estimate	21020
July 2003 Estimate	21233
July 2004 Estimate	21359
July 2005 Estimate	21517
July 2006 Estimate	21587
July 2007 Estimate	21763
July 2008 Estimate	21920

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	167	168	335
Kindergarten	126	184	310
Elementary school	1282	1034	2316
High school	550	515	1065
College or graduate school	231	298	529

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Mercer County, Kentucky	$35555	$43121	$17972
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587