Mertztown, PA Demographic Data
Mertztown, PA Summary
Mertztown is located in Berks County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 884
- Area: 1.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 833.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 528.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mertztown, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
269
39%
50.8
Male
427
61%
49.2
Total Population
696
323,128,000
Mertztown, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
45
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
42
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
64
9.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
0
0.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
89
12.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
104
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
35
5.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
87
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
61
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
48
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
49
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
32
4.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
545
78.3%
77.2
Female
224
41.1%
51.3
Male
321
58.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
529
76.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
169
24.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
129
18.5%
15.2
Female
74
57.4%
55.8
Male
55
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Mertztown, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
696
100.0%
96.8
White
680
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
2.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16
2.3%
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
16
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
680
97.7%
82.2
Mertztown, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
29
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
247
54.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
144
31.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12
2.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
0
0.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
53
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
403
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
0
0.0%
31.2
Mertztown, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
249
45.7%
33.7%
Now Married
126
23.1%
47.5
Divorced
44
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
70
12.8%
2.0
Widowed
56
10.3
5.8%
Mertztown, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
611
93.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
40
6.1%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
40
6.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mertztown, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
49
16.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
29
9.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
0
0.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
41
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
174
56.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13
4.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
53,846
57,617
Per capita income
20,730
31,128
Mertztown, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
32
9.4%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
51
15.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
176
51.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
55
16.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
26
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
32
9.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
162
47.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
43
12.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
78
22.9%
18.1%
Mertztown, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
341
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
297
87.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
44
12.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.5
26.6
Mertztown, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
79
25.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
202
66.0%
37.1
3 or more
25
8.2%
21.0
Mertztown, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
306
83.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
201
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
105
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
61
16.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
33
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mertztown, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
367
1 room
51
13.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
12
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
13
3.5%
16.5
5 rooms
91
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
142
38.7%
17.8
7 rooms
13
3.5%
12.0
8 rooms
45
12.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mertztown, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
367
1-unit, detached
239
65.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
49
13.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
67
18.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
12
3.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mertztown, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
232
63.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
27
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
74
20.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12
3.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22
6.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mertztown, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
5.9%
4.7
Electricity
80
26.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
179
58.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
13
4.2%
0.1
Wood
16
5.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mertztown, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
112
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
13
11.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
99
88.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
26
23.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
45.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
35
31.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mertztown, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
87
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
42
48.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
45
51.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
18
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,258
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
16.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
32.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
51.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Mertztown, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
201
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13
6.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
12
6.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
127
63.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
24
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
25
12.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,700
205,000