Mercer Island

Mercer Island Population and Demographics

Mercer Island Population and Demographics Resources


Mercer Island Population: 22036 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 10598 48.09%
Female 11438 51.91%

Under 5 years 997 4.52%
5 to 9 years 1644 7.46%
10 to 14 years 1930 8.76%
15 to 19 years 1530 6.94%
20 to 24 years 550 2.5%
25 to 34 years 1366 6.2%
35 to 44 years 3306 15%
45 to 54 years 4014 18.22%
55 to 59 years 1465 6.65%
60 to 64 years 1120 5.08%
65 to 74 years 1962 8.9%
75 to 84 years 1577 7.16%
85 years and over 575 2.61%

Median age (years) 44.3

18 years and over 16312 74.02%
Male 7651 34.72%
Female 8661 39.3%
21 years and over 15811 71.75%
62 years and over 4765 21.62%
65 years and over 4114 18.67%
Male 1795 8.15%
Female 2319 10.52%

Race
One race 21561 97.84%
White 18530 84.09%
Black or African American 251 1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native 35 0.16%
Asian 2615 11.87%
Asian indian 187 0.85%
Chinese 1249 5.67%
Filipino 93 0.42%
Japanese 582 2.64%
Korean 320 1.45%
Vietnamese 44 0.2%
Other Asian 140 0.64%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.07%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.03%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01%
Samoan 2 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02%
Some other race 114 0.52%
Two or more races 475 2.16%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 22036 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 410 1.86%
Mexican 172 0.78%
Puerto Rican 22 0.1%
Cuban 12 0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino 204 0.93%
Not Hispanic or Latino 21626 98.14%
White alone 18249 82.81%

Relationship
Total Population 22036 100.00%
In households 21757 98.73%
Householder 8437 38.29%
Spouse 5538 25.13%
Child 6721 30.5%
Own child under 18 years 5578 25.31%
Other relatives 446 2.02%
Under 18 years 107 0.49%
Nonrelatives 615 2.79%
Unmarried partner 181 0.82%
In group quarters 279 1.27%
Institutionalized population 139 0.63%
Non-Institutionalized population 140 0.64%

Households by Type
Total Households 8437 100.0 %
Family households (families) 6273 74.35%
With own children under 18 years 2994 35.49%
Married-couple family 5538 65.64%
With own children under 18 years 2547 30.19%
Female householder, no husband present 564 6.68%
With own children under 18 years 345 4.09%
Non Family households 2164 25.65%
Householder living alone 1861 22.06%
Householder 65 years and over 943 11.18%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3077 36.47%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2676 31.72%

Average Household size 2.58
Average family size 3.03

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 8806 100.00%
Occupied housing units 8437 95.81%
Vacant housing units 369 4.19%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 56 0.64%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 8437 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 6790 80.48%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1647 19.52%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.72
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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