Mercer County, Pennsylvania Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mercer County is 17th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Mercer County is 17th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Main Cities Within Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 115,655 30th 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 672.6 33rd 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 173.4 30th 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 48th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.0% 29th 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.1% 17th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.8% 25th 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.5% 27th 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 91.8% 47th 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.8% 17th 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 39th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 30th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 66th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.5% 22nd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 52nd 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.9% 42nd 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 51.0% 22nd 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 32nd 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 51,748 30th 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.1% 28th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 46,418 30th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.2% 31st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $101,200 46th $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.4 55th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 79 36th 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $22,303 39th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $43,504 40th $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.8% 32nd 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mercer County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 2,779 28th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 44,066 25th 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 9,694 25th 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,441,622 29th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,308 21st $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $166,752 25th $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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