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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mercer is $21,258, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mercer median household income is $32,656. On average Mercer residents spend 16.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #525

Mercer, WI	21,258 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	16,250 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	14,438 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	20,583 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #686

Mercer, WI	32,656 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	41,731 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Mercer, WI	58.81%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mercer, WI median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mercer, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.12%	$3,346, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	58.04%	$17,923, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.32%	$0, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	38.80%	$14,825, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	44,453 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mercer, WI	52,276 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$33,438, see rank	$55,187	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
25 to 44	$58,472, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,042, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$20,313, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	518, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	248, 47.88%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	113, 45.56%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	113, 45.56%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	109, 96.46%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 3.54%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	135, 54.44%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	270, 52.12%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	133, 49.26%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	133, 49.26%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	133, 100.00%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	137, 50.74%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	242, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	166, 68.60%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	48, 19.83%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	15, 6.20%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 2.07%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8, 3.31%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mercer, WI	16.7 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	242	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	109, 45.04%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16, 14.68%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26, 23.85%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 17.43%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 11.01%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 4.59%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27, 24.77%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	133, 54.96%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	47, 35.34%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10, 7.52%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65, 48.87%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 3.76%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 4.51%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mercer, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	242, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 4.96%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	4, 1.65%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46, 19.01%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	16, 6.61%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3, 1.24%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 4.13%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23, 9.50%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	48, 19.83%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33, 13.64%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	17, 7.02%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30, 12.40%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mercer, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	101	17.26%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	35	19.13%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.