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Mercer County School District

Mercer County School District is a unified school district in Kentucky with a community population of 20,022. The median household income is $63,767 and the median age is 42.3.

20,022

Population

87

People / sq mi

$63,767

Median Income

42.3

Median Age

Mercer County School District covers 229 sq mi of land at 87.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White89.5%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian59.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$63,767

Median Household Income

$33,288

Per Capita Income

6.3%

Poverty Rate

2.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$197,800

Median Home Value

$818

Median Rent

73.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.0%

High School+

24.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mercer County School District serves a community with a population of 20,022 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Kentucky.

The median household income in Mercer County School District is $63,767, with a per capita income of $33,288. The poverty rate is 6.3%.

Mercer County School District is 89.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 59.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Mercer County School District, 92.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 24.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Mercer County School District is $197,800, with a median rent of $818. The homeownership rate is 73.9%.

Data for Mercer County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2104110).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.