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Mercer County, Illinois

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Mercer County, Illinois
1980
1990
2000
1980-1990
1990-2000
1980-2000
Housing Units: 7,336 7,244 7,109 -1.3% -1.9% -3.1%
Occupied Housing Units: 6,786 6,572 6,624 -3.2% 0.8% -2.4%
Vacant Housing Units: 550 672 485 22.2% -27.8% -11.8%
Occupied Housing Units: 6,786 6,572 6,624 -3.2% 0.8% -2.4%
Owner-occupied unit: 5,201 4,910 5,277 -5.6% 7.5% 1.5%
Renter-occupied unit: 1,585 1,662 1,347 4.9% -19.0% -15.0%
% Owner-Occupied 76.6 74.7 79.7
% Renter-Occupied 23.4 25.3 20.3
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau.

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