Mercer

County in West Virginia

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	64,980	62,980	62,264	59,654	57,524	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Mercer.

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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
Athens	Town	Mercer	769	998	1,042	1,214	1,178	→
Bluefield	City	Mercer	12,951	11,429	10,432	9,639	9,157	→
Bramwell	Town	Mercer	620	425	364	275	263	→
Oakvale	Town	Mercer	165	122	119	133	130	→
Princeton	City	Mercer	7,224	6,450	6,102	5,879	5,595	→

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	28,803
Females	30,861

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	12,030
18-64 years	34,432
65+ years	13,202

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,972
70-79 years	5,876
60-69 years	8,716
50-59 years	7,809
40-49 years	7,415
30-39 years	6,350
20-29 years	6,928
10-19 years	7,148
0-9 years	6,450

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	24,947
Urban	34,717

»Race« (C 2020)
White	52,554
Black/African American	3,720
Indigenous	176
Asian	296
Pacific Islander	7
Some other	266
2 or more	2,645

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	705
Other	58,959