What is the population of Mercersburg borough?

Mercersburg borough has 1,940 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #676 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Mercersburg borough?

Median household income in Mercersburg borough is $69,583 a year, 11.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mercersburg borough?

Median gross rent is $784 a month and the median home value is $210,400, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.

Is Mercersburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mercersburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Mercersburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania (Mercersburg, PA — Census place “Mercersburg borough”) is 1,940 residents, ranking #676 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $69,583, the median home is worth $210,400 and median gross rent runs $784 a month. Looking for the Mercersburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mercersburg, PA: 17236.

Population: 1,940Mercersburg borough residents
Median household income: $69,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $210,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 46.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59.3%Owner-occupied households

Mercersburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mercersburg.

The Mercersburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17236

What the numbers mean in Mercersburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mercersburg borough median would spend about 13.5% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 59.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Mercersburg borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Mercersburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,940 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #676 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 46.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Mercersburg borough earn a median of $69,583 a year, 11.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Mercersburg borough is valued at $210,400, 30.7% below the national figure and 9% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $784 a month, 44.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,408 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Mercersburg borough?: Mercersburg borough has 1,940 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #676 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Mercersburg borough?: Median household income in Mercersburg borough is $69,583 a year, 11.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mercersburg borough?: Median gross rent is $784 a month and the median home value is $210,400, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.
Is Mercersburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mercersburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Mercersburg borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.