Median Age in Mercer County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
43.5 years
Rank #1,079/3,222 · #40 in WV
67th
Mercer 43.5 years
WV 42.7 years +1.9%
US 38.9 years +11.8%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's median age of 43.5 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 →| #1,076 | Cumberland County, VA | 43.5 years |
| #1,077 | Fluvanna County, VA | 43.5 years |
| #1,078 | Roanoke County, VA | 43.5 years |
| #1,079 | Mercer County, WV | 43.5 years |
| #1,080 | Waukesha County, WI | 43.5 years |
| #1,081 | Sublette County, WY | 43.5 years |
| #1,082 | Randolph County, AL | 43.4 years |
About Median Age
Mercer County, West Virginia has a median age of 43.5 years, ranking #1,079 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.8% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within West Virginia, it ranks #40 of 55. This places it in the 67th 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.