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15,487

Population

0.3% YoY

2023

44.2

Median Age

0.9% YoY

2022

$67,028

Median Household Income

11.8% YoY

2022

7,404

Labor Force

0.9% MoM

2.2% YoY

7/2025

7,079

Employed

1.5% MoM

0.8% YoY

7/2025

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

15.8% MoM

22.8% YoY

7/2025

$140,000

Median Sale Price

4.4% MoM

0.7% YoY

8/2025

27

Homes Sold

68.8% MoM

80.0% YoY

8/2025

1.5

Months Inventory

50.4% MoM

45.8% YoY

8/2025

39

Days on Market

11 MoM

23 YoY

8/2025

41

Listings

18.0% MoM

6.8% YoY

8/2025

98

Price per Sq Ft

14% MoM

10.7% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Mercer County: Aledo, Viola, Matherville, Sherrard, Keithsburg, New Boston, Joy, Seaton, North Henderson, Preemption, Cable, Swedona, Millersburg, Hamlet, Eliza


Zip Codes included in Mercer County: [Click for zip code level data] 61231, 61260, 61263, 61272, 61276, 61279, 61281, 61412, 61442, 61465, 61466, 61476, 61486


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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