In 2022, Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH had a population of 165k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $66,879. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH declined from 239,075 to 165,254, a −30.9% decrease and its median household income declined from $127,155 to $66,879, a −47.4% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (91%), White (Hispanic) (2.08%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.99%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.7%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.42%).
3.38% of the households in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.1% of the residents in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH are Wright State University-Lake Campus (200 degrees awarded in 2022), Defiance College (110 degrees), and Vantage Career Center (81 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was $146,900, and the homeownership rate was 78%.
Most people in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.
Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH borders Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Huntington, Whitley, Adams & Wells Counties PUMA, IN, Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN, Henry, Randolph, Jay & Blackford Counties PUMA, IN, Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI, Fulton, Putnam & Henry Counties PUMA, OH, Allen County PUMA, OH, and Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties PUMA, OH.