Mercersburg vs State Line

A side-by-side comparison of Mercersburg and State Line: population, income, housing, and more.

Mercersburg and State Line are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

State Line has the higher population (3,288 vs 1,940 in Mercersburg). State Line has the higher median household income ($90,266 vs $69,583 in Mercersburg). State Line has the higher median home value ($243,900 vs $210,400 in Mercersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Mercersburg	State Line
Population	1,940	3,288
Median age	46.3 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$90,266
Median home value	$210,400	$243,900
Median gross rent	$784	$1,234
Housing units	879	1,219
Homeownership rate	59.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercersburg	State Line
Population	1,633 → 1,940 (+18.8%)	2,491 → 3,288 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$51,597 → $69,583 (+34.9%)	$63,456 → $90,266 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$175,300 → $210,400 (+20.0%)	$195,500 → $243,900 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $784 (+0.1%)	$1,238 → $1,234 (-0.3%)

Mercersburg

Population

1,6331,940

Median household income

$51,597$69,583

Median home value

$175,300$210,400

Median gross rent

$783$784

State Line

Population

2,4913,288

Median household income

$63,456$90,266

Median home value

$195,500$243,900

Median gross rent

$1,238$1,234

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercersburg	State Line
Under 5	5.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	23.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	5.4%
55 to 64	17.7%	18.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.4%
75 and over	10.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercersburg	State Line
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	89.0%
Black or African American	3.2%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercersburg	State Line
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercersburg	State Line
Drove alone	76.1%	88.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercersburg	State Line
1-unit, detached	59.2%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	2.1%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Mercersburg	State Line
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1948	1986