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54547

Mercer, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,549
Median household income
$63,500
People below poverty
9%
Median home value
$306,600

Income

The median income of households in 54547 was $63,500. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6
$50,000 to $74,999 23.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 2.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55417
Female 41071

An estimated 51.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 60.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 46.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,059. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 51.4
Social Security 60.4
Retirement income 46.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.8

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 54547 in 2020-2024, 98.8% had health insurance coverage and 1.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.9% and public coverage was 57.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 54547 had a total population of 1,549 - 755 (48.7%) females and 794 (51.3%) males. The median age was 63.2 years. An estimated 12.1% of the population was under 18 years, 13.3% was 19 to 44 years, 29.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 43.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 54547 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 18 15
5 to 9 26 6
10 to 14 30 51
15 to 19 33 36
20 to 24 3 26
25 to 29 7 4
30 to 34 24 26
35 to 39 21 24
40 to 44 49 22
45 to 49 34 38
50 to 54 25 13
55 to 59 49 65
60 to 64 120 116
65 to 69 124 105
70 to 74 81 73
75 to 79 110 96
80 to 84 28 13
85 and over 12 26

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.7% of the people in 54547 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.1% of the people in 54547 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 788 households in 54547. The average household size was 1.96 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.8% of the households in 54547 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 14.8% of all households, while 22.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.5% of all households.

In 54547, 12.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 54.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.5% of males and 67.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 16.1 9.4
Now married, except separated 62.5 67.9
Separated 2.1 1.6
Widowed 4.6 7
Divorced 14.7 14.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 54547, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 54547 were U.S. natives. 52.5% of the 54547 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 54547 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 73.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 54547 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 54547.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 54547 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93 % of the people at least one year old living in 54547 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93
Different house, same county 0.9
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 54547 was 191 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 12 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 134. College or graduate school enrollment was 45.

Educational Attainment of People in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 26.2
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 25.9
Graduate or professional degree 10.7

Disability

In 54547, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 54547, 39 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 60.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 376 70.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 123 23
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 36 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 54547 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 16.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 18.3
Other Services, except public administration 1.5
Public administration 7.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 54547 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 216 40.4
Service occupations 111 20.7
Sales and office occupations 82 15.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 41 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 85 15.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.4% of 54547 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 14.1

In 2020-2024, 54547 had a total of 1,899 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.4
Mobile homes 2.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 54547 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 53.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 54547 had 788 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,111 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90% while renters occupied 10%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.03 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.3.

3.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 22.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 54547:

House Heating Fuel Used in 54547 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.1
Electricity 8.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 9.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 54547 was $306,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.4 % had a mortgage. 50.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,486 and for owners without a mortgage it was $576.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 54547 was $334. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.