Median Household Income
$53,210
Median Home Value
$121,700
Median Gross Rent
$810/mo
Poverty Rate
16.5%
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Homeownership Rate
72.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
22.9%
Median Age
43.5
Population Over Time
Mercer County shrank 5.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
62,161
2016
61,476
2018
60,486
2020
59,370
2022
59,530
2024
58,563
Business & Industry
Mercer County has 1,154 business establishments employing 17,231 people.
Health care and social assistance
200
Other services (except public administration)
151
Accommodation and food services
119
Construction
80
Professional, scientific, and technical services
77
Finance and insurance
56
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
46
Wholesale trade
44
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.