Mercer, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mercer	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$43,038	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$43,732	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,854	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,317	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,446	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,409	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.4%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mercer is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mercer is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mercer is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mercer is 18% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,151 $43,732 $87,464

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Mercer median earnings by income bracket

Mercer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	5.0%
Manufacturing sector	19.8%	19.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	43.6%	43.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasanton, IA	52	$152,196	87.1%
Ravanna, MO	108	$98,515	21.1%
Mount Moriah, MO	91	$88,973	9.4%
Clio, IA	58	$84,267	3.6%
Lineville, IA	269	$76,758	5.6%
Mercer, MO	329	$43,732	46.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Groves, AR	329	$42,974	47.2%
Manalapan, FL	329	$294,938	262.6%
Barnum, IA	329	$106,171	30.5%
Greeley, IA	329	$104,680	28.7%
Marble Rock, IA	329	$89,625	10.2%
Mercer, MO	329	$43,732	46.2%

Source: The Mercer, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.