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Population: 342. Estimated population in July 2024: 330 (-3.5% change)
Males: 153 (44.7%), Females: 189 (55.3%)

Mercer County

Zip code: 64661

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $23,906
Median house value: $25,400

Population by Race

Races in Mercer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (19.3%), Irish (12.3%), German (7.3%), English (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 1074 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mercer

  • High school or higher: 67.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mercer town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 14.9%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+14.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mercer:

  • DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LEON, IA)
  • WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CORYDON, IA)
  • WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; TRENTON, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mercer:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 71 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 86 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mercer:

  • PRINCETON-KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL (about 8 miles; PRINCETON, MO; Abbreviation: 7MO)
  • CORYDON (about 27 miles; CORYDON, IA; Abbreviation: 0E9)
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 27 miles; LAMONI, IA; Abbreviation: LWD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mercer:

  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 31 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)

Schools

Public high school in Mercer:

  • MERCER HIGH (Students: 92; Location: 400 MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mercer:

  • NORTH MERCER ELEM. (Students: 137; Location: 400 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 06)

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