Mercer County, Pennsylvania

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 109,852
Median household income: $60,614
Median home value: $153,600

Mercer County, Pennsylvania counts 109,852 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,614, its median household income sits below Pennsylvania's $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Mercer County's population declined 1.5% from 111,518 to 109,852, while its median household income rose 19.6% from $50,696 to $60,614.

74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 109,852
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,614
Median home value: $153,600
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 50,884
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

111,518109,852

Median household income

$50,696$60,614

Median home value

$121,100$153,600

Median gross rent

$689$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	111,518	$50,696	$121,100	$689
2020	110,519	$50,529	$123,600	$682
2021	111,216	$52,810	$129,900	$704
2022	110,600	$57,353	$146,100	$761
2023	109,852	$60,614	$153,600	$808

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,273	4.8%
5 to 17	15,668	14.3%
18 to 24	10,198	9.3%
25 to 34	11,641	10.6%
35 to 44	11,903	10.8%
45 to 54	13,658	12.4%
55 to 64	16,584	15.1%
65 to 74	14,152	12.9%
75 and over	10,775	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	97,305	88.6%
Black or African American	6,015	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.1%
Asian	673	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	358	0.3%
Two or more races	3,654	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,751	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,844	8.7%
High school graduate	31,854	40.5%
Some college or associate's	20,277	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,771	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,967	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,933	80.8%
Carpooled	3,237	6.9%
Public transit	71	0.2%
Walked	1,321	2.8%
Bicycle	66	0.1%
Worked from home	3,639	7.8%
Other means	676	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,357	42.4%
15 to 29 min	13,311	30.7%
30 to 44 min	6,657	15.4%
45 to 59 min	2,270	5.2%
60+ min	2,709	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 12.8% (13,135 of 103,005)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,088	63.1%
Nonfamily households	17,035	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,123	90.6%
Vacant	4,761	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,450	72.5%
Renter-occupied	12,673	27.5%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,927	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1,361	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3,468	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2,282	4.5%
20 or more units	2,051	4.0%
Mobile home & other	3,795	7.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 42085
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 673 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 41.3000, -80.2528