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Mercer County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Mercer County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mercer County, PA is a small manufacturing-oriented county of roughly 110,000 residents, with median worker earnings of $37,618 and median household income of $59,976, both modest relative to national benchmarks. The labor force participation rate is low at 55.3%, only 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and unemployment sits at 5.3%, pointing to a workforce that skews toward trade and production occupations. Housing costs are low—median home value of $153,600 and median gross rent of $808/month—though the county has shed 2.5% of its population over the past five years and carries a median age of 45.1.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

108,140

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Mercer County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone96,236 (88.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,358 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,665 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,258 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone910 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone709 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic2,127
  2. 2.Spanish776
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic286
  4. 4.Other Indo-European238
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)130

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,562

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,759

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,872
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,467
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,717
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,722
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,480

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,785
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,355
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,529
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,923
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,410

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.61×)7,675
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)13,585
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)5,710
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.00×)764
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.90×)2,030

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$808/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,061 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,008 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,432 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,240 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,486 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,315 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,618

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone36,623 (79.6%)
  • Worked At Home4,268 (9.3%)
  • Carpooled2,947 (6.4%)
  • Walked1,317 (2.9%)
  • Other501 (1.1%)
  • Taxi123 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.