About Mercer

Mercer is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,816 people and just one neighborhood, Mercer is the 309th largest community in Wisconsin.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mercer is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.8% of the Mercer workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Mercer is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mercer who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.20%), sales jobs (10.13%), and food service (9.07%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Mercer is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Mercer's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Mercer is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Mercer Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Mercer is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.49% of adults 25 and older in Mercer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mercer in 2000 was $19,293, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,172 for a family of four.

The people who call Mercer home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mercer is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mercer include German, Irish, Polish, English, Norwegian, Italian, French, Finnish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Mercer is English.