Mercer, PA Demographic Data
Mercer, PA Summary
Mercer is located in Mercer County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 2,046
- Area: 1.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.14 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,793.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,271.65 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercer, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
884
49%
50.8
Male
915
51%
49.2
Total Population
1,799
323,128,000
Mercer, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
63
3.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
128
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
87
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
134
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
107
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
251
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
250
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
240
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
135
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
109
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
197
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
50
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
48
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,462
81.3%
77.2
Female
712
48.7%
51.3
Male
750
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,370
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
355
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
295
16.4%
15.2
Female
167
56.6%
55.8
Male
128
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Mercer, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,768
98.3%
96.8
White
1,751
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
13
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
4
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
31
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,799
100.0%
82.2
Mercer, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
20
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
104
8.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
497
38.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
217
17.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
138
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
179
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
125
9.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
124
9.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,156
90.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
304
23.8%
31.2
Mercer, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
517
34.0%
33.7%
Now Married
629
41.4%
47.5
Divorced
210
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
79
5.2%
2.0
Widowed
86
5.7
5.8%
Mercer, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,721
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
15
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
6
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mercer, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
46
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
50
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
119
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
73
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
123
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
148
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
85
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
125
15.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
48,317
57,617
Per capita income
25,550
31,128
Mercer, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
126
14.0%
9.8
Construction
55
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
201
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
46
5.1%
6.6
Information
4
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
148
16.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
1.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
86
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
49
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
118
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
40
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
72
8.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
253
28.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
139
15.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
260
28.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
179
19.8%
18.1%
Mercer, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
860
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
728
84.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
79
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
39
4.5%
2.7
Other means
3
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
11
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.5
26.6
Mercer, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
103
13.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
336
42.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
217
27.6%
37.1
3 or more
131
16.6%
21.0
Mercer, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
787
82.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
432
54.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
355
45.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
169
17.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mercer, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
956
1 room
15
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
5
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
95
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
159
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
204
21.3%
19.8
6 rooms
151
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
105
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
87
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
135
14.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercer, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
956
1-unit, detached
609
63.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
1.4%
5.9
2-units
70
7.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
138
14.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
72
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
21
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
24
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
9
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mercer, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
424
44.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
59
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
204
21.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
51
5.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
137
14.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
54
5.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14
1.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mercer, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
610
77.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
162
20.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.4%
1.1
Mercer, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
236
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
1.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
27
11.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
94
39.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
111
47.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
137
58.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
351
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
1.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
106
30.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
241
68.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
593
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
99
28.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
41
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
16.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
7.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
107
30.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Mercer, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
432
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
27
6.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
165
38.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
134
31.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
63
14.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
33
7.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,800
205,000