COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mercer County vs Boyle County
PLACE A
Mercer County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Boyle County, Kentucky
Mercer County is 89% smaller than Boyle County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Boyle County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -7%).
MERCER COUNTYBOYLE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,40431,632−89% vs Boyle County
Population density8175−168
Population growth-6.5%7.7%−14.2 pts
Median age42.439.5+2.9
Male49.3%50.0%−0.8 pts
Female50.7%50.0%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.6%2.5%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%82.7%+8.4 pts
Black0.2%7.0%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%4.7%+0.1 pts
Asian0.9%0.8%+0.1 pts
Other3.0%4.8%−1.8 pts
Median household income$62,679$61,159+$1,520
Per capita income$27,204$31,524−$4,320
Poverty rate13.5%15.6%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%26.2%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%11.6%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.8%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation57.3%55.7%+1.6 pts
Median home value$104,900$209,900−$105,000
Median gross rent$590$778−$188
Owner-occupied81.0%68.0%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.5%7.4%+24.1 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%45.7%−22.2 pts
Average commute22.621.3+1.3
Worked from home13.2%10.0%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Uninsured9.2%6.3%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025