COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jay County vs Mercer County
PLACE A
Jay County, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Mercer County, Missouri
Jay County is 491% larger than Mercer County. Mercer County earns more, with a median household income $7,710 higher.
JAY COUNTYMERCER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population20,1183,404+491% vs Mercer County
Population density528+45
Population growth-3.6%-6.5%+2.9 pts
Median age39.542.4−2.9
Male50.7%49.3%+1.5 pts
Female49.3%50.7%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.6%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.8%91.1%+1.7 pts
Black0.3%0.2%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%4.8%−0.2 pts
Asian0.1%0.9%−0.8 pts
Other2.3%3.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$54,969$62,679−$7,710
Per capita income$27,634$27,204+$430
Poverty rate14.4%13.5%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.388+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%18.1%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree5.1%5.4%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%3.5%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation59.4%57.3%+2.2 pts
Median home value$117,500$104,900+$12,600
Median gross rent$770$590+$180
Owner-occupied79.9%81.0%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%31.5%−19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%23.5%+19.2 pts
Average commute22.522.6−0.1
Worked from home7.7%13.2%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.8%9.2%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025