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Mercer township, Butler County, PA

1,201 Population
13 square miles 92.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±7.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Butler County: 43.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,730 ±$5,675 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Butler County: $49,125 ±$1,342
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$71,250 ±$40,451 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Butler County: $89,843 ±$2,409
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.2% ±6.7% (135  ±88) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Butler County: 8.2% 15,637 (±0.6% / ±1,135)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.7 minutes ±9.5 (10,315  ±2,708) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Butler County: 27.4 2,196,215 (±0.7 / ±75,460)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

424 ±84 Number of households
  • Butler County: 80,824 ±596
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.5 (1,201  ±310) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Butler County: 2.4 191,707 (±0 / ±82)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.6% ±6.1% (21  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Butler County: 4.4% † 1,837 (±0.7% / ±302)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

438 ±83 Number of housing units
  • Butler County: 87,382 ±109
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$182,700 ±$27,069 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Butler County: $294,200 ±$5,907
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.5% ±8.4% (171  ±108.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Butler County: 10.5% 20,441 (±0.7% / ±1,433.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.5% ±27.7% (732  ±140.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Butler County: 95.7% 135,824 (±1.6% / ±2,216.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.9% ±3.1% (145  ±42.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Butler County: 39.4% 55,869 (±1% / ±1,394.5)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2% ±2.3% (24  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Butler County: 2.4% 4,774
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±1.7% (69  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Butler County: 7.2% 11,432 (±0.5% / ±782)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
69 Total veterans ±23 66 Male ±23 3 Female ±4

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