Mercer County: Homeownership Rate Trend
How Mercer County's homeownership rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
71.8%
2023
69.7%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-2.9%
| Year | Homeownership Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71.8% | — |
| 2019 | 69.5% | -2.3 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 69.0% | — |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +1.0 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -0.3 pp (-0.4%) |