County profile
Mercer County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#811 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+19.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,679
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,050
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
42,737
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$76.8k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
21.9%±2.0%
Poverty rate
7.3%±1.3%
Business applications
381 · 2025
Retail establishments
161
37.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Mercer Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing31%
Transportation22%
Health care15%
Retail trade13%
Food & accommodation10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
42,737
residents · 2025 · +0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−865
International migration+195
Natural change+881
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.6B2021
$3.0B2022
$3.4B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$210.6k±$9.2k
Median gross rent
$804/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
9.4%±1.4%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$35.0M
83 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
31.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$987/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 74Tornado 67Hail 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3672016
3862017
4072018
4282019
4452020
4832021
5592022
5722023
6172024
6412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 2021852021
822022
942023
862024
832025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
3.9 km
RJCW
Nearest port
151.4 km
THE ANDERSONS-TOLEDO-EDWIN DRIVE ELEVATORS
Nearest commercial airport
68.2 km
FORT WAYNE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mercer?
Mercer's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 19.2% year over year — faster than 98% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.