Mercer

County in Kentucky

County

The population development of Mercer.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Mercer	County	19,148	20,817	21,331	22,640	23,515	→
Kentucky	State	3,685,296	4,041,769	4,339,367	4,506,302	4,588,372

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Mercer.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Burgin	City	Mercer	1,011	866	965	982	1,017	→
Harrodsburg	City	Mercer	7,303	8,165	8,392	9,168	9,491	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	11,107
Females	11,534

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	5,007
18-64 years	13,137
65+ years	4,497

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	958
70-79 years	2,088
60-69 years	3,159
50-59 years	3,284
40-49 years	2,693
30-39 years	2,502
20-29 years	2,450
10-19 years	2,909
0-9 years	2,598

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	12,850
Urban	9,791

»Race« (C 2020)
White	20,268
Black/African American	768
Indigenous	62
Asian	74
Pacific Islander	14
Some other	362
2 or more	1,093

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	703
Other	21,938