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| Mercer Island |
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| Population 2002: | 22,313 |
| Population 2000: | 22,036 |
| Area codes: | 425 |
| Population growth: | +277 (+1.26%) |
| Elevation: | 75 feet |
| Foreign born: | 13.8% (6.3% Asia, 4.4% Europe, 2.1% North America) |
| Land area: | 6.4 square miles |
| County: | King |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (18.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 82.8% |
| Chinese: | 5.7% |
| Japanese: | 2.6% |
| Two or more races: | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1.9% |
| Korean: | 1.5% |
| Black: | 1.1% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.6% |
| Other race: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 67.9% |
| Never married: | 17.6% |
| Divorced: | 7.8% |
| Widowed: | 5.9% |
| Separated: | 0.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $573,900 |
| Household income: | $91,904 |
| Resident age: | 44.3 years |
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| Mercer Island Compared to Washington State Average |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much above |
| Median age: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 97.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 69.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 31.6% |
| Unemployed: | 3.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 296 (1304.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 97.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 68 (299.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 28 (123.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 8 (35.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 2 (8.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rape: | 1 (4.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 17.4% |
| German: | 15.7% |
| Irish: | 10.9% |
| Italian: | 5.1% |
| Norwegian: | 4.7% |
| Swedish: | 4.5% |