COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mercer County vs Giles County
PLACE A
Mercer County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Giles County, Tennessee
Mercer County is 89% smaller than Giles County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Giles County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
MERCER COUNTYGILES COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,40431,433−89% vs Giles County
Population density851−44
Population growth-6.5%2.9%−9.4 pts
Median age42.443.5−1.1
Male49.3%48.6%+0.7 pts
Female50.7%51.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born3.6%1.7%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%82.9%+8.2 pts
Black0.2%8.5%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%2.9%+1.9 pts
Asian0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.1 pts
Median household income$62,679$62,307+$372
Per capita income$27,204$35,909−$8,705
Poverty rate13.5%12.8%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%20.1%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.8%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.4%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation57.3%56.6%+0.7 pts
Median home value$104,900$234,300−$129,400
Median gross rent$590$862−$272
Owner-occupied81.0%73.3%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.5%15.2%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%31.0%−7.5 pts
Average commute22.629.8−7.2
Worked from home13.2%6.8%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured9.2%7.4%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025