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Mercer County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

143,309 Population
76.7 square miles 1,868.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,740 ±$4,555 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$102,547 ±$10,403 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.2% ±1.6% (7,454  ±2,260) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±0.7 (1,601,310  ±63,029) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

58,192 ±2,564 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (142,424  ±2,462) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±2.6% (1,904  ±850) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

58,885 ±2,620 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$402,700 ±$20,124 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±2.3% (13,444  ±3,208.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.9% ±4.4% (93,343  ±5,601.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.9% ±3.3% (45,017  ±3,749.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

32.4% ±1.8% (44,256  ±2,438) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

26.1% ±3.1% (37,402  ±4,546) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±1.1% (4,625  ±1,298) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,625 Total veterans ±1,298 4,297 Male ±1,194 328 Female ±339

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