Median Age in Mercer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.9 years
Rank #1,237/3,222 · #27 in KY
62th
Mercer 42.9 years
KY 39.1 years +9.7%
US 38.9 years +10.3%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's median age of 42.9 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Mercer County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,234 | Osage County, KS | 42.9 years |
| #1,235 | Clinton County, KY | 42.9 years |
| #1,236 | Crittenden County, KY | 42.9 years |
| #1,237 | Mercer County, KY | 42.9 years |
| #1,238 | Spencer County, KY | 42.9 years |
| #1,239 | Texas County, MO | 42.9 years |
| #1,240 | Washington County, NE | 42.9 years |
About Median Age
Mercer County, Kentucky has a median age of 42.9 years, ranking #1,237 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.3% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Kentucky, it ranks #27 of 120. This places it in the 62th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.