Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Mercer County has a population of 109,257 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $59,976.

Home price
$164,000
Income
$59,976
Population
109,257
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$164,000county
Median gross rent$843county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198072.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$861county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$996county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$792county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,385county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$59,976county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.3%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.4%county
Economic output per resident$50,475county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.18%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service18 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport523county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.6%county
Traffic deaths31.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county34county
Public school enrollment12815county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible61.3%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools7county
High schools12county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public25.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians62county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population109,257county
Land area in square miles673county
People per square mile of land162.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store9.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.1%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents194county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,867county
Households that moved away2,085county
Average income of arriving households$55,958county
Average income of departing households$51,353county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year90county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.3%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days157 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use857 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.9%county
Homes heated by propane3.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.8%county
Homes heated by wood4.2%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk43.1county
Hail risk75.9county
Earthquake risk51.5county
Tornado risk55.3county
Tropical cyclone risk64.8county
Extreme heat risk28.4county
Winter weather risk77.9county
Strong wind risk74.0county
Wildfire risk36.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mercer County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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