Mercer vs Reynolds Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Mercer and Reynolds Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Mercer and Reynolds Heights are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Reynolds Heights has the higher population (1,865 vs 1,847 in Mercer). Reynolds Heights has the higher median household income ($52,233 vs $44,865 in Mercer). Mercer has the higher median home value ($130,300 vs $109,600 in Reynolds Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
Population	1,847	1,865
Median age	39.5 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,865	$52,233
Median home value	$130,300	$109,600
Median gross rent	$644	$963
Housing units	932	898
Homeownership rate	54.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
Population	1,784 → 1,847 (+3.5%)	1,720 → 1,865 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$48,015 → $44,865 (-6.6%)	$63,403 → $52,233 (-17.6%)
Median home value	$112,700 → $130,300 (+15.6%)	$102,900 → $109,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $644 (+10.3%)	$561 → $963 (+71.7%)

Mercer

Population

1,7841,847

Median household income

$48,015$44,865

Median home value

$112,700$130,300

Median gross rent

$584$644

Reynolds Heights

Population

1,7201,865

Median household income

$63,403$52,233

Median home value

$102,900$109,600

Median gross rent

$561$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
Under 5	9.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	6.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	4.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	21.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	29.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.7%
75 and over	8.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
No high school diploma	13.5%	9.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
Drove alone	78.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	2.9%
Other means	1.3%	10.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
1-unit, detached	56.1%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	12.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Mercer	Reynolds Heights
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1951	1969