Homeownership Rate in Mercer County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
62.2%
Rank #2,897/3,222 · #17 in NJ
10th
Mercer 62.2%
NJ 63.8% -2.6%
US 64.4% -3.5%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's homeownership rate of 62.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Mercer County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,894 | Harrison County, MS | 62.2% |
| #2,895 | Carter County, MT | 62.2% |
| #2,896 | La Crosse County, WI | 62.2% |
| #2,897 | Mercer County, NJ | 62.2% |
| #2,898 | Jefferson County, KY | 62.1% |
| #2,899 | Decatur County, GA | 62.1% |
| #2,900 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 62.1% |
About Homeownership Rate
Mercer County, New Jersey has a homeownership rate of 62.2%, ranking #2,897 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.5% below the national value of 64.4%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #17 of 21. This places it in the 10th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. 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.