Household Types in Mercer County, West Virginia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.044849%48.727544%48.044849%48.0%12,04112.0k13.027691%11.419305%13.027691%13.0%3,2654.923789%4.613083%4.923789%4.9%1,23429.199585%29.871909%29.199585%29.2%7,3184.804086%5.368158%4.804086%4.8%1,204
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads59.148316%65.966965%59.148316%59.1%3,65329.873705%24.564868%29.873705%29.9%1,84510.977979%9.468166%10.977979%11.0%678

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.642886%23.761795%24.642886%24.6%6,17675.289283%76.098091%75.289283%75.3%18,86918.9k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountMixed3White4Other3Asian3Black3Hispanic5-4.972376%-4.419890%-27.624309%-0.000000%-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-37.016575%37%62.983425%38.113208%62.983425%63%181-11.738355%-4.910190%-28.747880%-4.979776%-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-50.376201%50%49.623799%49.514349%49.623799%50%22,99323.0k-28.476821%-0.000000%-37.086093%-0.000000%-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-65.562914%66%34.437086%34.038334%34.437086%34%151-13.157895%-0.000000%-53.508772%-0.000000%-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%-66.666667%67%33.333333%55.856220%33.333333%33%114-32.177894%-5.624591%-33.355134%-2.223676%-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-73.381295%73%26.618705%28.548944%26.618705%27%1,529-7.446809%-11.702128%-32.978723%-26.595745%-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-78.723404%79%21.276596%50.866483%21.276596%21%94
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Mercer County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
42.3%45.0%47.7%50.3%53.0%55.7%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
10.9%12.0%13.0%14.0%15.1%16.1%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.11%4.40%4.69%4.98%5.27%5.57%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.0%26.4%27.8%29.1%30.5%31.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.21%4.44%4.66%4.89%5.11%5.34%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24.01%24.23%24.44%24.65%24.86%25.08%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Mercer County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%32%41%49%58%68%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.8%10.0%13.1%16.2%19.3%22.4%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%3.3%4.9%6.6%8.3%10.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20%26%32%37%43%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.4%10.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.3%19.8%23.2%26.6%30.1%33.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Mercer County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%19%35%50%66%82%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%41%51%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.1%6.3%9.4%12.5%15.7%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%24%33%43%52%62%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.8%17.1%21.4%
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Household Types by Place in Mercer County

There are 10 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#MontcalmBluefieldWest VirginiaLashmeetUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerSouthSouth AtlanticMatoakaAthensBramwellBluefieldBrush ForkPrincetonBluewellOakvale66.030534%66.030534%66%173150.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k48.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.514851%48.514851%49%98248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.969697%46.969697%47%31343.706294%43.706294%44%125443.089431%43.089431%43%53542.363593%42.363593%42%1,778639.173228%39.173228%39%199737.087307%37.087307%37%1,011835.977011%35.977011%36%313927.692308%27.692308%28%1810
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#District IIIBluefieldWest VirginiaUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerSouthSouth AtlanticDistrict IIDistrict I55.659437%55.659437%56%4,465150.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k48.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.001019%46.001019%46%4,515242.366782%42.366782%42%3,0613
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Bluefield Area

There are 2 counties in the Bluefield Area. This section compares Mercer County to all of the counties in the Bluefield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#TazewellBluefieldWest VirginiaUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerSouthSouth Atlantic53.219665%53.219665%53%9,364150.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k48.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k247.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PutnamJacksonNicholasClayGrantPrestonBraxtonJeffersonWyomingMarshallRoaneBarbourUpshurMonroeDoddridgeMasonGilmerPocahontasHardyRandolphLewisBerkeleyLoganLincolnSummersMingoFayetteBluefieldBooneMarionWetzelTylerTaylorMorganRitchieWest VirginiaRaleighWayneUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerSouthGreenbrierWoodBrookeHarrisonSouth AtlanticWebsterHancockMineralMcDowellKanawhaOhioMonongaliaCabellHampshire57.134986%57.134986%57%12,44412.4k156.738159%56.738159%57%6,349256.556920%56.556920%57%6,081356.385185%56.385185%56%1,903455.964406%55.964406%56%2,327555.927980%55.927980%56%6,958655.178143%55.178143%55%2,989755.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k854.196487%54.196487%54%4,998954.171051%54.171051%54%7,2081054.090268%54.090268%54%3,0681153.947155%53.947155%54%3,3281253.915431%53.915431%54%4,9091353.776129%53.776129%54%3,1901453.676190%53.676190%54%1,4091553.407944%53.407944%53%5,8221653.377630%53.377630%53%1,4461753.346133%53.346133%53%1,9451853.345794%53.345794%53%2,8541952.554619%52.554619%53%6,1102052.285583%52.285583%52%3,4202151.402205%51.402205%51%21,44521.4k2251.395249%51.395249%51%7,1832351.136221%51.136221%51%4,0732450.536656%50.536656%51%2,7782550.529807%50.529807%51%5,4842650.495937%50.495937%50%9,0112750.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k49.947179%49.947179%50%4,7282849.939805%49.939805%50%11,20011.2k2949.759538%49.759538%50%3,1043049.744173%49.744173%50%1,7503149.717766%49.717766%50%3,3473249.105037%49.105037%49%3,5393348.878246%48.878246%49%1,9393448.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.659326%48.659326%49%15,02615.0k3548.537727%48.537727%49%7,9833648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k3747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.885439%47.885439%48%7,1563847.795721%47.795721%48%17,31417.3k3947.775317%47.775317%48%4,7464047.765080%47.765080%48%13,20813.2k4147.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.014170%47.014170%47%1,8584246.916848%46.916848%47%6,0264344.733812%44.733812%45%5,0504444.656536%44.656536%45%3,5564543.748470%43.748470%44%35,74635.7k4642.583293%42.583293%43%7,8864740.737705%40.737705%41%15,40715.4k4839.998498%39.998498%40%15,98116.0k4937.365942%37.365942%37%3,72850
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandBluefieldSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWest VirginiaUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1650.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k48.044849%48.044849%48%12,04112.0k47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Mercer County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Bluefield
Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Districts:
I, II, III
Towns:
Athens, Bramwell, Matoaka, Oakvale
Unincorporated Places:
Bluewell, Brush Fork, Lashmeet, Montcalm
ZIP Codes:
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24736, 24737, 24738, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25902, 25922, 25971, 25979
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House Districts:
WV-25, WV-26, WV-27
Neighboring Counties:
Bland, Giles, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers, Tazewell, Wyoming
Nearby Cities:
Radford
Nearby Counties:
Carroll, Craig, Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe