Mercer County

Mercer County, Pennsylvania

At a Glance

Population	110,652
County Seat	Mercer County Courthouse
State FIPS	42
County FIPS	085
Num Towns	19
Census-Designated Places	2
Total Town Population	61,327
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	110,600
Median Age	45.0
Veterans	7,780
Housing Units	50,916
Uninsured	1,472
Net Migration (recent)	-600
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,625
Total Employees	40,952
Avg Annual Pay	$54,120
Median Household Income	$57,353
Poverty Rate	13.5%
Unemployment Rate	5.5%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$62,842
Federal Spending FY2024	$813,502,385
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,352

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$146,100
Median Rent	$761
FMR Studio	$716
FMR 1BR	$721
FMR 2BR	$908
FMR 3BR	$1,257
FMR 4BR	$1,374

Health & Safety

Hospitals	76
EMS Stations	57
Fire Stations	57
Police Stations	57
Adult Smoking	20.1%
Adult Obesity	40.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	51.3
Air Quality Good Days	274

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.77
Electric Customers	5534580
Towns with Broadband Data	19
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	19

Community

Churches	131
Libraries	19
Historic Places (NRHP)	15
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	216
SNAP Stores	136
Bank Branches	43

Agriculture

Total Farms	1,023
Land in Farms (acres)	146,865
Avg Farm Size (acres)	143.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (13)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-30
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-29
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA	2005-09-10
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2003-08-23
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	1996-01-21
EM	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM	1993-03-16
DR	SEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS & TORNADOES	1985-06-03

Detailed Topics

Communities in Mercer County

Hermitage — pop 16,230
Sharon — pop 13,147
Grove City — pop 7,871
Greenville — pop 5,540
Farrell — pop 4,258
Sharpsville — pop 4,255
Mercer — pop 1,982
Reynolds Heights — pop 1,974
Lake Latonka — pop 951
Stoneboro — pop 945
West Middlesex — pop 818
Sandy Lake — pop 649
Wheatland — pop 585
Jamestown — pop 582
Clark — pop 576
Fredonia — pop 436
Jackson Center — pop 194
New Lebanon — pop 183
Sheakleyville — pop 151

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.