Homeownership Rate in Mercer County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
72.9%
Rank #1,883/3,222 · #50 in WV
42th
Mercer 72.9%
WV 74.9% -2.7%
US 64.4% +13.2%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's homeownership rate of 72.9% 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 →| #1,880 | Unicoi County, TN | 72.9% |
| #1,881 | Ozaukee County, WI | 72.9% |
| #1,882 | Nance County, NE | 72.9% |
| #1,883 | Mercer County, WV | 72.9% |
| #1,884 | Lamoille County, VT | 72.9% |
| #1,885 | Petroleum County, MT | 72.9% |
| #1,886 | Bartow County, GA | 72.8% |
About Homeownership Rate
Mercer County, West Virginia has a homeownership rate of 72.9%, ranking #1,883 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.2% above the national value of 64.4%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #50 of 55. This places it in the 42th 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.