Mercer County, Kentucky Housing Data

Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$55,000
$802

Housing Market Overview

Metric Mercer County Kentucky Avg US Average
Median Home Price $55,000 $126,174 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) -6.9% 5.3% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $802 $933 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 4.5% 4.4% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Mercer County
Kentucky
United States
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Median Rent Over Time
Mercer County
Kentucky
United States
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Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 0.9 yearly household incomes in Mercer County.

Metric Mercer County Kentucky Avg US Average
Median Home Price $55,000 $126,174 $242,182
Median Household Income $64,022 $62,784 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 0.9 2.0 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Mercer County Kentucky Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 67.7% 60.9% 58.2%
Rental Rate 20.1% 28.3% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 12.2% 10.9% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 15.0 14.0 14.0
Median Year Moved In 2010 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Mercer County Kentucky Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.47 people 2.45 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1982 1981 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.3 5.2 5.0