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Mercer County

Population by Age, Sex, and Race (1990 Census)
Category Age Group
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Total
White
Males 1,671 1,950 2,255 2,448 1,970 3,966 4,501 3,064 2,843 2,412 1,133 205 28,418
Females 1,507 1,842 2,174 2,494 2,050 4,333 4,666 3,355 3,349 3,448 2,062 722 32,002
Both Sexes 3,178 3,792 4,429 4,942 4,020 8,299 9,167 6,419 6,192 5,860 3,195 927 60,420
Percent of Age Group 90.1 91.0 91.1 92.4 92.2 93.9 93.7 94.8 94.5 93.2 91.6 91.9 93.0
Black
Males 169 179 188 184 140 197 263 124 117 152 103 23 1,839
Females 157 150 195 183 158 299 275 157 225 256 181 58 2,294
Both Sexes 326 329 383 367 298 496 538 281 342 408 284 81 4,133
Percent of Age Group 9.2 7.9 7.9 6.9 6.8 5.6 5.5 4.2 5.2 6.5 8.1 8.0 6.4
Other Races
Males 9 17 22 14 18 21 27 39 11 8 4 0 190
Females 13 27 26 24 23 21 49 29 8 12 4 1 237
Both Sexes 22 44 48 38 41 42 76 68 19 20 8 1 427
Percent of Age Group 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7
All Races
Males 1,849 2,146 2,465 2,646 2,128 4,184 4,791 3,227 2,971 2,572 1,240 228 30,447
Females 1,677 2,019 2,395 2,701 2,231 4,653 4,990 3,541 3,582 3,716 2,247 781 34,533
Both Sexes 3,526 4,165 4,860 5,347 4,359 8,837 9,781 6,768 6,553 6,288 3,487 1,009 64,980
Percent of Total 5.4 6.4 7.5 8.2 6.7 13.6 15.1 10.4 10.1 9.7 5.4 1.6 100.0


Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments


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Last updated 08/06/97.