The Town Files

Mercer County, Ohio

42,484 people. The median home is worth $210,600 (typical Ohio town: $171,100) and the median household earns $76,782.

Towns in Mercer County

Towns in Mercer County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Celina10,935$164,100$62,84941.1
Coldwater4,774$232,200$68,00935.2
St. Henry2,596$287,000$115,65333.3

People and housing

Mercer CountyTypical Ohio town
Median home value$210,600$171,100
Median rent$804$914
Median household income$76,782$67,019
Median age39.440.6
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%21.3%
Below the poverty line7.3%10.3%

Jobs and pay

20,581 jobs in 2024, average pay $50,671 a year.

Largest industries in Mercer CountyManufacturing5,890 jobs · $58,440Retail2,006 jobs · $33,295Hotels & restaurants1,388 jobs · $16,766Transportation & warehousing1,375 jobs · $65,981Construction1,154 jobs · $62,232Other services714 jobs · $28,014
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Mercer County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 467 storm events in Mercer County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Mercer County by type since 1996Hail62Heat3Flood80Tornado17Blizzard2High Wind16Ice Storm6Heavy Snow7Flash Flood27Winter Storm34
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Mercer County has been included in 14 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
May 2, 2024TornadoDR-4777: Tornadoes
March 31, 2020BiologicalDR-4507: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3457: Covid-19
June 18, 2019TornadoDR-4447: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide
June 30, 2012Severe StormEM-3346: Severe Storms
September 13, 2005HurricaneEM-3250: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).