Pennsylvania · Census place 48696
Mercer borough, PA
Quick answer
Mercer borough has 1,847 residents, ranking #689 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $44,865, the median home is worth $130,300 and median gross rent runs $644 a month.
- Population
- 1,847Mercer borough residents
- Median household income
- $44,865Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $644Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mercer borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mercer borough median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 54.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Stewartstown borough 1,863
- Belleville CDP 1,860
- South Connellsville borough 1,848
- Watsontown borough 1,845
- South Coatesville borough 1,843
- Lykens borough 1,830
- Old Orchard CDP 1,829
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