Mercer Island, Washington Neighborhood Info

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Mercer Island, Washington QuickFacts

	Mercer Island, Washington	United States
Total population	22,036	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	mercer island

Mercer Island, Washington Population

	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
Male	10,598	48.09%	49.06%
Female	11,438	51.91%	50.94%
Median age (years)	44.3		35.3

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	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
18 years and over	16,312	74.02%	74.31%
21 years and over	15,811	71.75%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,765	21.62%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,114	18.67%	12.43%

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	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
White	18,530	84.09%	75.14%
Black or African American	251	1.14%	12.32%
Asian	2,615	11.87%	3.64%
Some other race	165	0.75%	5.46%
Two or more races	475	2.16%	2.43%

Mercer Island, Washington Housing

	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
Total households	8,437		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,273	74.35%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,164	25.65%	31.94%

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	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
Total housing units	8,806		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	369	4.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,437	95.81%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,790	77.11%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,647	18.7%	30.77%

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	Mercer Island, Washington	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	29	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	13	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	18	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	356	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,017	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2,787	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	806	0.57%
Median (dollars)	573,900	119,600

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	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,292	15.31%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,112	25.03%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,132	13.42%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,548	18.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,244	14.74%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,109	13.14%	9.65%

Mercer Island, Washington Education

	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,244		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	502	8.04%	6.47%
Kindergarten	285	4.56%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,001	48.06%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,455	23.3%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,001	16.03%	22.81%

Mercer Island, Washington Economy

	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,080		217,168,077
In labor force	10,361	60.66%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	10,344	60.56%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,017	58.65%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	327	1.91%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	17	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,719	39.34%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,978	52.56%	51.66%
In labor force	4,601	26.94%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,591	26.88%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,462	26.12%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,319	7.72%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	736		12,787,501

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	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,434		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	199	2.36%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	239	2.83%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	381	4.52%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	473	5.61%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	886	10.51%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,185	14.05%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,136	13.47%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,680	19.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	699	8.29%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,556	18.45%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	91,904		41,994

	Mercer Island, Washington	%, Mercer Island, Washington	United States
With earnings	6,650	38.93%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	133,070		56,604
With Social Security income	2,631	15.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,774		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	127	0.74%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,314		6,320
With public assistance income	56	0.33%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	6,495		3,032
With retirement income	1,739	10.18%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	28,044		17,376

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