Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

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2023 Population

165,182

0.0436% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ABernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.49% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.3%

2.17% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$69,304

3.63% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$156,300

6.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

70,319

37.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH had a population of 165k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $69,304. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH declined from 165,254 to 165,182, a −0.0436% decrease and its median household income grew from $66,879 to $69,304, a 3.63% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.16%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.99%), White (Hispanic) (1.69%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.62%).

3.38% of the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are Wright State University-Lake Campus (223 degrees awarded in 2023), Vantage Career Center (180 degrees), and Defiance College (118 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was $156,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.

Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH borders Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Huntington, Whitley, Adams & Wells Counties PUMA, IN, Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN, Henry, Randolph, Jay & Blackford Counties PUMA, IN, Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI, Fulton, Putnam & Henry Counties PUMA, OH, Allen County PUMA, OH, and Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties PUMA, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH is home to a population of 165k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.38% of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH residents were born outside of the country (2.28k people).

In 2023, there were 42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (150k people) in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.57k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 3.29k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are Spanish (3,269 households), Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (551 households), and German (513 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.2% of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
150k ± 282
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.57k ± 354
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.29k ± 555

5.53%

Hispanic Population

9.13k people

5.53% of the people in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are hispanic (9.13k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
742 ± 667 people
Venezuela
188 ± 336 people
Philippines
134 ± 284 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was Mexico, the natal country of 742 Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH residents, followed by Venezuela with 188 and Philippines with 134.

Foreign-Born Population

1.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.28k people

1.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.24k people

As of 2023, 1.38% of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH residents (2.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was 1.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
3,269 households (2.11%)
Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
551 households (0.356%)
German
513 households (0.331%)

3.38% of the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was Spanish. 2.11% of the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,390 ± 313
Gulf War (1990s)
1,068 ± 172
Gulf War (2001-)
1,062 ± 208

Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH employs 70.3k people. The largest industries in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are Elementary & secondary schools (4,372 people), Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (3,879 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,512 people), and the highest paying industries are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($109,952), Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($107,545), and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing ($106,153).

Males in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,049. The income inequality in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.383, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

51,552

Women

46.5%

59,226

Men

53.5%

The workforce of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH in 2020 was 110,778 people, with 46.5% woman, and 53.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

70.3k

2022 Value

−37.4%

1 Year decline

± −37.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH declined at a rate of −37.4%, from 112k employees to 70.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,799 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,559 people), and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,128 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

70.3k

2022 Value

−37.4%

1 Year decline

± −37.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH declined at a rate of −37.4%, from 112k employees to 70.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,372 people), Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (3,879 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,512 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,904), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,668), and Public Administration ($59,837).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,668), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,154), and Public Administration ($43,214).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Civics

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

N/ABernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

N/AJon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH awarded 521 degrees. The student population of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,067 students enrolled in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, 47.3% men and 52.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,700 records, of which 55.7% were women and 44.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
46 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
31 degrees awarded
General Business
30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was General Business Administration & Management with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,978) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($800) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (51.4k), Some college (22.5k), and Secondary Education (17.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was $156,300 in 2023, which is 0.515 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $146,900 to $156,300, a 6.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH is 78.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,447

$52,174

Median Property Taxes

±$1,393

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2023

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.7% of the housing units in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,304

Median Household Income

± $2,206

66.3k

Number of Households

± 1,711

In 2023, the median household income of the 66.3k households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH grew to $69,304 from the previous year's value of $66,879.

The following chart displays the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.383

2022 Wage GINI in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

0.388

2021 Wage GINI in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

In 2022, the income inequality in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was 0.383 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.8%)
Carpooled (7.4%)
Worked At Home (4.01%)

In 2023, 85.8% of workers in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.4%) and those who worked at home (4.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH (15k out of 162k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

94.6% of the population of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.893% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1291 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1554 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1,291 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.44%

Uninsured

54.9%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.893%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH grew by 4.12% from 5.23% to 5.44%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.