Median Household Income
$59,976
Median Home Value
$164,000
Median Gross Rent
$843/mo
Poverty Rate
13.2%
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Homeownership Rate
72.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25.6%
Median Age
45.1
Population Over Time
Mercer County shrank 5.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
115,739
2016
114,598
2018
112,630
2020
110,519
2022
110,600
2024
109,257
Business & Industry
Mercer County has 2,611 business establishments employing 40,948 people.
Health care and social assistance
394
Other services (except public administration)
354
Accommodation and food services
247
Construction
224
Finance and insurance
140
Professional, scientific, and technical services
140
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
120
Wholesale trade
83
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.