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County:

Mercer County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54055

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

97

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

193,368

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.54

Other

97

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

63,206

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

73,870

16.9%

11.4%

5.4%

1990:

64,980

-12.0%

-13.7%

1.7%

2000:

62,980

-3.1%

-3.3%

0.2%

2005:

61,589

-2.2%

-1.4%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

58,073

92.2%

0-to-19:

15,094

24.0%

Black:

3,657

5.8%

20-to-39:

16,257

25.8%

Hispanic:

285

0.5%

40-to-59:

17,566

27.9%

American Indian:

121

0.2%

60-plus:

14,063

22.3%

Other:

844

1.3%

Median Age:

40.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

149.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.8%

Median Family Income:

$33,524

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.7%

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