Mercer, PA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4248696, place: Mercer borough, Pennsylvania)

Total Population: 2,391
Male: 1,200 (50.19%)
Female: 1,191 (49.81%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 145 (6.06%)
5 to 9 years: 138 (5.77%)
10 to 14 years: 146 (6.11%)
15 to 19 years: 153 (6.4%)
20 to 24 years: 168 (7.03%)
25 to 34 years: 352 (14.72%)
35 to 44 years: 347 (14.51%)
45 to 54 years: 314 (13.13%)
55 to 59 years: 136 (5.69%)
60 to 64 years: 90 (3.76%)
65 to 74 years: 206 (8.62%)
75 to 84 years: 160 (6.69%)
85 years and over: 36 (1.51%)

Median age: 37.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,861 (77.83%)
21 years and over: 1,779 (74.4%)
62 years and over: 457 (19.11%)
65 years and over: 402 (16.81%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,861 (77.83%)
--Male: 908 (37.98%)
--Female: 953 (39.86%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 402 (16.81%)
--Male: 153 (6.4%)
--Female: 249 (10.41%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,372 (99.21%)
--White: 2,297 (96.07%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 20 (0.84%)
--Black or African American: 52 (2.17%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.17%)
--Asian: 5 (0.21%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.04%)
----Korean: 3 (0.13%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.04%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 4 (0.17%)
Two or more Races: 19 (0.79%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 20 (0.84%)
--Mexican: 6 (0.25%)
--Puerto Rican: 6 (0.25%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 8 (0.33%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,371 (99.16%)
--White Alone: 2,297 (96.07%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,287 (95.65%)
--Householder: 1,020 (42.66%)
--Spouse: 446 (18.65%)
--Child: 640 (26.77%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 488 (20.41%)
--Other relatives: 69 (2.89%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 24 (1%)
--Nonrelatives: 112 (4.68%)
----Unmarried partner: 62 (2.59%)
Living in group quarters: 104 (4.35%)
--Institutionalized Population: 104 (4.35%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 1,020
Family households (families): 610 (59.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 273 (26.76%)
--Married-couple families: 446 (43.73%)
----With own children under 18 years: 169 (16.57%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 134 (13.14%)
----With own children under 18 years: 87 (8.53%)
Nonfamily households: 410 (40.2%)
--Householder living alone: 349 (34.22%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 136 (13.33%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 298 (29.22%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 298 (29.22%)
Average household size: 2.24 people
Average family size: 2.89 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,086
Occupied housing units: 1,020 (93.92%)
Vacant housing units: 66 (6.08%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 6 (0.55%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6%
Occupied housing units: 1,020 (93.92%)
Owner occupied housing units: 595 (54.79%)
Renter occupied housing units: 425 (39.13%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.42 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.99 people

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