Mercer

Population: 1,847
Median household income: $44,865
Median home value: $130,300

Mercer, a community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, has 1,847 residents. Its median household income of $44,865 runs below the Mercer County figure of $60,614.

From 2019 to 2023, Mercer's population grew 3.5% from 1,784 to 1,847, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $112,700 to $130,300.

Households average 2.17 people. The median gross rent is $644.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,847
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,865
Median home value: $130,300
Median gross rent: $644
Housing units: 932
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7841,847

Median household income

$48,015$44,865

Median home value

$112,700$130,300

Median gross rent

$584$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,784	$48,015	$112,700	$584
2020	1,755	$46,429	$107,000	$593
2021	1,808	$49,688	$110,800	$551
2022	1,950	$47,250	$116,900	$598
2023	1,847	$44,865	$130,300	$644

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	166	9.0%
5 to 17	266	14.4%
18 to 24	93	5.0%
25 to 34	247	13.4%
35 to 44	245	13.3%
45 to 54	196	10.6%
55 to 64	244	13.2%
65 to 74	232	12.6%
75 and over	158	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,777	96.2%
Black or African American	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	13.5%
High school graduate	474	35.9%
Some college or associate's	413	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	157	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	100	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	78.0%
Carpooled	66	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	10.3%
Other means	9	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	215	35.0%
15 to 29 min	219	35.6%
30 to 44 min	104	16.9%
45 to 59 min	34	5.5%
60+ min	43	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 15.3% (282 of 1,847)

	Count	Share
Family households	465	54.6%
Nonfamily households	387	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	852	91.4%
Vacant	80	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	461	54.1%
Renter-occupied	391	45.9%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	523	56.1%
1-unit, attached	23	2.5%
2 to 4 units	152	16.3%
5 to 19 units	94	10.1%
20 or more units	119	12.8%
Mobile home & other	21	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248696
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2265, -80.2363