Mercersburg, PA Demographic Data
Mercersburg, PA Summary
Mercersburg is located in Franklin County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 1,668
- Area: 0.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,849.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 548.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mercersburg, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
717
48%
50.8
Male
776
52%
49.2
Total Population
1,493
323,128,000
Mercersburg, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
41
2.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
79
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
92
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
71
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
76
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
247
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
144
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
237
15.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
130
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
78
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
157
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
123
8.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
18
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,224
82.0%
77.2
Female
617
50.4%
51.3
Male
607
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,190
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
358
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
298
20.0%
15.2
Female
181
60.7%
55.8
Male
117
39.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Mercersburg, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,479
99.1%
96.8
White
1,391
93.2%
72.6
Black or African American
88
5.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
79
5.3%
17.8
Mexican
67
4.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,414
94.7%
82.2
Mercersburg, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
68
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
127
11.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
466
41.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
158
13.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
85
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
98
8.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
132
11.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
195
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
939
82.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
230
20.2%
31.2
Mercersburg, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
398
31.1%
33.7%
Now Married
594
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
205
16.0%
11.0%
Separated
25
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
59
4.6
5.8%
Mercersburg, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,343
92.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
109
7.5%
21.6%
Spanish
73
5.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mercersburg, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
37
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
81
11.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
86
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
119
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
131
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
107
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
53
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
43,056
57,617
Per capita income
25,196
31,128
Mercersburg, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
37
5.0%
9.8
Construction
52
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
210
28.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
33
4.5%
6.6
Information
4
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
116
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
44
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
98
13.2%
11.4
Public administration
13
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
70
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
55
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
72
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
234
31.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
169
22.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
121
16.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
145
19.6%
18.1%
Mercersburg, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
720
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
491
68.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
137
19.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
70
9.7%
2.7
Other means
8
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
14
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.3
26.6
Mercersburg, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
91
13.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
273
39.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
227
32.4%
37.1
3 or more
109
15.6%
21.0
Mercersburg, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
700
88.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
349
49.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
351
50.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
88
11.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mercersburg, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
788
1 room
18
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
4
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
122
15.5%
9.1
4 rooms
76
9.6%
16.5
5 rooms
131
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
143
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
106
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
48
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
140
17.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mercersburg, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
788
1-unit, detached
415
52.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
79
10.0%
5.9
2-units
117
14.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
81
10.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
49
6.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
35
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
6
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mercersburg, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
364
46.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
56
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
97
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
73
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
56
7.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
62
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
41
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
29
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
1.3%
1.4%
Mercersburg, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
331
47.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
280
40.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
5.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
23
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mercersburg, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
192
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2
1.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
4.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
14.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
36
18.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
58
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
61
31.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
62
32.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
31.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
17.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
2.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
31
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mercersburg, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
308
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
6.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
76
24.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
207
67.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
43
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
642
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
7.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
37
12.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
20.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
107
35.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Mercersburg, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
349
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
49
14.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
24
6.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
51
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
91
26.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
83
23.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
37
10.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
169,700
205,000
