North Dakota

Mercer County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
91.3%
Other
5.2%
Native American
3.5%

Compared with North Dakota and the United States

Mercer Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricMercer CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White91.3%79.7%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native3.5%4.8%—
Hispanic2.7%5.7%—
Black or African American0.7%4%—
Indian0.2%0.4%—
East Asian0.1%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Mercer County next to North Dakota and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricMercer CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—89.0 (−11.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—71.4 (−28.6%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$80,946$76,657$80,734
Median home value$198,500$249,900$332,700
Home price to income2.5×3.3×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,031/mo$954/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income15.3%14.9%21.0%