Mercer County, New Jersey (NJ)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 23,344
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 84,325
Renter-occupied apartments: 45,455 (it was 41,482 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 35% |
Land area: 226 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 1708 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.5%), Retail trade (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 178,21046.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 75,02819.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 72,15118.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 47,80112.4%Asian alone
- 11,3272.9%Two or more races
- 1,0520.3%Some other race alone
- 1840.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1450.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 39.8 years |
| New Jersey median age: | 40.3 years |
| Males: 189,973 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 195,925 |  (50.8%) |
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| Mercer County: | 2.0 people |
| New Jersey: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $87,662 ($56,612 in 1999)
| This county: | $87,662 |
| New Jersey: | $89,296 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,188 (lower quartile is $847, upper quartile is $1,590)
| This county: | $1188 |
| State: | $1318 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $311,900 (it was $143,600 in 2000)
| Mercer: | $311,900 |
| New Jersey: | $389,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,332Detached houses: $466,219
Here: $466,219 State: $482,322 Townhouses or other attached units: $236,978
Here: $236,978 State: $337,140 In 2-unit structures: $492,024
Here: $492,024 State: $412,131 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $288,305
Here: $288,305 State: $377,679 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,678
Here: $201,678 State: $343,430 Mobile homes: $69,501
Here: $69,501 State: $101,308
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $964
Institutionalized population: 6,065
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 1
Health of residents in Mercer County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.74.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
73.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
11.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 278 buildings, average cost: $146,800
- 2020: 220 buildings, average cost: $293,700
- 2019: 181 buildings, average cost: $177,800
- 2018: 180 buildings, average cost: $200,400
- 2017: 152 buildings, average cost: $349,600
- 2016: 175 buildings, average cost: $261,900
- 2015: 284 buildings, average cost: $307,100
- 2014: 239 buildings, average cost: $214,700
- 2013: 191 buildings, average cost: $281,300
- 2012: 110 buildings, average cost: $283,900
- 2011: 135 buildings, average cost: $255,400
- 2010: 180 buildings, average cost: $225,300
- 2009: 178 buildings, average cost: $255,300
- 2008: 325 buildings, average cost: $200,500
- 2007: 466 buildings, average cost: $161,500
- 2006: 578 buildings, average cost: $122,000
- 2005: 1221 buildings, average cost: $107,200
- 2004: 938 buildings, average cost: $115,300
- 2003: 778 buildings, average cost: $93,300
- 2002: 1126 buildings, average cost: $101,900
- 2001: 1172 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 2000: 1210 buildings, average cost: $104,300
- 1999: 1099 buildings, average cost: $102,300
- 1998: 1200 buildings, average cost: $101,000
- 1997: 1040 buildings, average cost: $101,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $8,364 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $7,481 (2.7%)
| Mercer County: | 10.2% |
| New Jersey: | 10.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 39.8 years old
(Males: 38.5 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.5 years old, Black residents: 37.3 years old, American Indian residents: 33.8 years old, Asian residents: 39.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.1 years old, Other race residents: 28.8 years old)
Area name: Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $850 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1022 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1221 a month.
Cities in this county include: Trenton, Ewing, Mercerville-Hamilton Square, Princeton, Mercerville, Hamilton Square, White Horse, Yardville-Groveville, Twin Rivers, Yardville.
Local government website: www.mercercounty.org
Neighboring counties: Blackford County, Indiana 
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , Guernsey County, Ohio , Harrison County, Ohio , Sullivan County, Missouri .
| Here: | 3.2% |
| New Jersey: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 28,687
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 86,745 (53.6% naturalized citizens)
| Mercer County: | 22.5% |
| Whole state: | 23.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 25,9772010 or later
- 24,1302000 to 2009
- 18,2851990 to 1999
- 10,9531980 to 1989
- 6,1171970 to 1979
- 8,392Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 73,126
- One, attached: 30,796
- Two: 7,592
- 3 or 4: 3,343
- 5 to 9: 5,420
- 10 to 19: 11,129
- 20 to 49: 6,486
- 50 or more: 12,372
- Mobile homes: 391
Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 57,079 (5,624 second mortgage, 253 home equity loan, 5,111 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,512
| Here: | 96.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Mercer County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 121,650 | 26 |
| Mainline Protestant | 29,638 | 86 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 17,274 | 91 |
| Other | 17,115 | 38 |
| Black Protestant | 5,146 | 30 |
| Orthodox | 1,960 | 5 |
| None | 173,730 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 107
| Mercer County: | 2.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 55
| This county: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Mercer County: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Jersey: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 270
| This county: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Mercer County: | 8.3% |
| New Jersey: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Mercer County: | 22.2% |
| State: | 23.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 20.1% |
| State: | 18.0% |
Agriculture in Mercer County:
Average size of farms: 82 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $40,286
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $676.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.01%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50,113
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,689
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.14
Corn for grain: 3159 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 646 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 8244 harvested acres
Vegetables: 722 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 120 acres
Earthquake activity:
Mercer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 237.1 miles away from Mercer County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 256.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 299.1 miles away from Mercer County center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
- New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4264: March 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4264, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 28, 2011 to October 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4039: October 14, 2011, FEMA Id: 4039, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1897: April 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New Jersey Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1694: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1694, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Mercer County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140,750 (64.6%)
- Carpooled: 15,991 (7.3%)
- Bus: 2,054 (0.9%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 54 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 583 (0.3%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 91 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3,791 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 554 (0.3%)
- Walked: 4,097 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 49,917 (22.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Community and social service occupations (5%)
- India (19%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Liberia (5%)
- Dominican Republic (4%)
- Ecuador (4%)
- Haiti (3%)
- Italian (8%)
- Irish (5%)
- German (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- American (3%)
- English (3%)
- Haitian (1%)
People in group quarters in Mercer County, New Jersey in 2010:
- 11,254 people in college/university student housing
- 2,699 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 2,660 people in state prisons
- 619 people in correctional residential facilities
- 497 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 347 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 316 people in group homes intended for adults
- 165 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 161 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 36 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 31 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 20 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Mercer County, New Jersey in 2000:
- 12,207 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3,263 people in state prisons
- 2,243 people in nursing homes
- 878 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 759 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 550 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 308 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 175 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 166 people in religious group quarters
- 136 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 124 people in other group homes
- 77 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 65 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 60 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 41 people in halfway houses
- 18 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 13 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
6.32% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,265 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.32% |
| New Jersey average: | 6.70% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($112 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.02% New Jersey average: 0.01%
3.33% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($52,075 average AGI)
2.97% relocated from other states ($49,079 average AGI)
Mercer County: 2.97% New Jersey average: 2.98%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Middlesex County, NJ |  1.08% ($99,803 average AGI) |
| from Burlington County, NJ | 0.49% ($60,018) |
| from Bucks County, PA | 0.30% ($68,822) |
| from Somerset County, NJ | 0.29% ($117,761) |
| from Monmouth County, NJ | 0.24% ($141,398) |
| from New York County, NY | 0.24% ($165,083) |
| from Hudson County, NJ | 0.23% ($171,139) |
7.01% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($114,313 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.01% |
| New Jersey average: | 7.02% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($141 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.02% New Jersey average: 0.02%
3.20% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($42,609 average AGI)
3.80% relocated to other states ($71,562 average AGI)
Mercer County: 3.80% New Jersey average: 3.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Burlington County, NJ | 1.00% ($66,135 average AGI) |
| to Middlesex County, NJ | 0.66% ($94,480) |
| to Bucks County, PA | 0.44% ($115,462) |
| to Monmouth County, NJ | 0.25% ($154,094) |
| to Ocean County, NJ | 0.24% ($102,151) |
| to Somerset County, NJ | 0.22% ($122,317) |
| to Philadelphia County, PA | 0.20% ($76,503) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 6.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 53,116 (43,678 aged, 9,438 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 9,942 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Mercer County, New Jersey in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,607)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,282)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,259)
- Unspecified dementia (1,960)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,891)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,867)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (1,542)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,405)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,161)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,156)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,401
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 327
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52,025
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,166
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 716
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 60
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 94
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 69.4. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 39.5
- Cut/Pierce - 9.2
- Transportation-Related, Overall - 9.2
- Terrorism - 9.2
- Other - 2.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 57.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Suffocation - 23.5
- Firearm - 16.0
- Poisoning - 12.4
- Other - 6.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385,898- Male householders: 72,080 (20,338 living alone), Female householders: 71,890 (22,730 living alone)
68,995 spouses (68,173 opposite-sex spouses), 8,529 unmarried partners, (7,877 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 113,748 children (109,749 natural, 1,423 adopted, 2,576 stepchildren), 6,963 grandchildren, 3,630 brothers or sisters, 4,729 parents, 651 foster children, 8,199 other relatives, 8,089 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 18,395
Size of family households: 34,705 2-persons, 21,449 3-persons, 22,740 4-persons, 7,524 5-persons, 4,508 6-persons, 1,988 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 43,068 1-person, 6,475 2-persons, 600 3-persons, 503 4-persons, 410 5-persons.
55,080 married couples with children.
17,287 single-parent households (3,780 men, 13,507 women).
70.8% of residents of Mercer speak English at home.
14.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,071,875,000 ($11,148 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $218,209,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $964,944,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $530,406,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,131,000
Federal grants: $2,045,978,000
Federal procurement contracts: $323,074,000 ($123,476,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $187,343,000 ($26,143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,456,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $209,469,000
Federal Government insurance: $209,248,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 24,081| Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 15,069
| Here: | 41 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +12,030
| Here: | +33 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +33 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -5,065
| Here: |  -14 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -22 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 40.88 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Mercer County, New Jersey
- 2222020 or later
- 6,9862010 to 2019
- 12,1612000 to 2009
- 12,2781990 to 1999
- 17,2171980 to 1989
- 18,6271970 to 1979
- 20,3401960 to 1969
- 23,6381950 to 1959
- 11,4141940 to 1949
- 27,7721939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, New Jersey
- 2411 room
- 1862 rooms
- 1,7313 rooms
- 6,2484 rooms
- 14,0835 rooms
- 17,7896 rooms
- 15,7027 rooms
- 14,9118 rooms
- 19,9309+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, New Jersey
- 4,1351 room
- 3,3662 rooms
- 11,1873 rooms
- 15,9414 rooms
- 7,5125 rooms
- 5,3166 rooms
- 2,4667 rooms
- 1,8178 rooms
- 1,4099+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, New Jersey
- 241no bedroom
- 2,0991 bedroom
- 15,4002 bedrooms
- 40,6893 bedrooms
- 24,2444 bedrooms
- 8,1485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, New Jersey
- 4,723no bedroom
- 17,6391 bedroom
- 18,8152 bedrooms
- 7,9753 bedrooms
- 2,9374 bedrooms
- 1,0605+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,961no vehicle
- 27,3681 vehicle
- 35,9542 vehicles
- 18,4923 vehicles
- 4,4944 vehicles
- 1,5525+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Mercer County in renter-occupied apartments
- 13,200no vehicle
- 22,5441 vehicle
- 14,3042 vehicles
- 2,1433 vehicles
- 7824 vehicles
- 1765+ vehicles
86.1% of Mercer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in New Jersey.
| Mercer County: | 86.1% |
| State average: | 89.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 197,324
- Other state: 90,346
- Northeast: 56,342
- Midwest: 9,600
- South: 16,948
- West: 7,456
- 81.1%Utility gas
- 10.2%Electricity
- 6.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 56.0%Utility gas
- 37.3%Electricity
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,142
| Here: | 8.5% |
| New Jersey: | 12.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,333
| Here: | 12.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12,525
| Here: | 40.0% |
| New Jersey: | 33.5% |
Mercer County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,871,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,241,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,558,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,267,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,752,000
Cash and Securities: $1,990,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,644,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,917,000
Higher Education - Other: $30,237,000
Higher Education - Other: $28,344,000
Other: $13,498,000
Other: $12,520,000
Air Transportation: $7,015,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,868,000
Air Transportation: $6,507,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,239,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,927,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,536,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,929,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,789,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $131,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $11,278,000
Air Transportation: $9,021,000
Air Transportation: $5,799,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,960,000
Other Higher Education: $1,727,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,574,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,312,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $96,911,000
General - Other: $87,202,000
Other Higher Education: $67,863,000
Other Higher Education: $64,420,000
Public Welfare - Other: $59,828,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,148,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,197,000
Public Welfare - Other: $53,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,967,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,664,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,733,000
Central Staff Services: $19,080,000
Central Staff Services: $17,168,000
Police Protection: $16,372,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,004,000
Police Protection: $14,732,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,578,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,501,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,218,000
Health - Other: $9,863,000
Health - Other: $8,875,000
Regular Highways: $7,764,000
Regular Highways: $6,986,000
General Public Buildings: $6,088,000
General Public Buildings: $5,478,000
Air Transportation: $4,410,000
Air Transportation: $3,968,000
Financial Administration: $2,606,000
Financial Administration: $2,345,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $453,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $446,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,989,000
Air Transportation: $2,543,000
Air Transportation: $2,500,000
Education: $1,602,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,199,000
Interest on Debt: $20,339,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $51,996,000
Education: $51,063,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,655,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $466,595,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $426,044,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $385,693,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $391,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,083,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,953,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,434,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,343,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,331,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,849,000
Interest Earnings: $1,293,000
Interest Earnings: $1,021,000
Rents: $249,000
Rents: $197,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,762,000
Other Higher Education: $754,000
Other Higher Education: $385,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,825,000
Cash and Securities: $54,878,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $107,900,000
Beginning: $69,900,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,799,000
Public Welfare: $42,611,000
Education: $13,399,000
Education: $13,340,000
- Tax - Property: $267,141,000
Property: $261,495,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,582,000
: $32,423,000
Mercer County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,871,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,241,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,558,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,267,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,752,000
Cash and Securities: $1,990,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,644,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,917,000
Higher Education - Other: $30,237,000
Higher Education - Other: $28,344,000
Other: $13,498,000
Other: $12,520,000
Air Transportation: $7,015,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,868,000
Air Transportation: $6,507,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,239,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,927,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,536,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,929,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,789,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $131,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $11,278,000
Air Transportation: $9,021,000
Air Transportation: $5,799,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,960,000
Other Higher Education: $1,727,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,574,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,312,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $96,911,000
General - Other: $87,202,000
Other Higher Education: $67,863,000
Other Higher Education: $64,420,000
Public Welfare - Other: $59,828,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,148,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,197,000
Public Welfare - Other: $53,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,967,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,664,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,733,000
Central Staff Services: $19,080,000
Central Staff Services: $17,168,000
Police Protection: $16,372,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,004,000
Police Protection: $14,732,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,578,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,501,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,218,000
Health - Other: $9,863,000
Health - Other: $8,875,000
Regular Highways: $7,764,000
Regular Highways: $6,986,000
General Public Buildings: $6,088,000
General Public Buildings: $5,478,000
Air Transportation: $4,410,000
Air Transportation: $3,968,000
Financial Administration: $2,606,000
Financial Administration: $2,345,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $453,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $446,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,989,000
Air Transportation: $2,543,000
Air Transportation: $2,500,000
Education: $1,602,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,199,000
Interest on Debt: $20,339,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $51,996,000
Education: $51,063,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,655,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $466,595,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $426,044,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $385,693,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $391,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,083,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,953,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,434,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,343,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,331,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,849,000
Interest Earnings: $1,293,000
Interest Earnings: $1,021,000
Rents: $249,000
Rents: $197,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,762,000
Other Higher Education: $754,000
Other Higher Education: $385,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,825,000
Cash and Securities: $54,878,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $107,900,000
Beginning: $69,900,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,799,000
Public Welfare: $42,611,000
Education: $13,399,000
Education: $13,340,000
- Tax - Property: $267,141,000
Property: $261,495,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,582,000
: $32,423,000
Mercer County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,871,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,241,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,558,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,267,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,752,000
Cash and Securities: $1,990,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,644,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,917,000
Higher Education - Other: $30,237,000
Higher Education - Other: $28,344,000
Other: $13,498,000
Other: $12,520,000
Air Transportation: $7,015,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,868,000
Air Transportation: $6,507,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,239,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,927,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,536,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,929,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,789,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $131,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $11,278,000
Air Transportation: $9,021,000
Air Transportation: $5,799,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,960,000
Other Higher Education: $1,727,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,574,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,312,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $96,911,000
General - Other: $87,202,000
Other Higher Education: $67,863,000
Other Higher Education: $64,420,000
Public Welfare - Other: $59,828,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,148,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,197,000
Public Welfare - Other: $53,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,967,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,664,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,733,000
Central Staff Services: $19,080,000
Central Staff Services: $17,168,000
Police Protection: $16,372,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,004,000
Police Protection: $14,732,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,578,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,501,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,218,000
Health - Other: $9,863,000
Health - Other: $8,875,000
Regular Highways: $7,764,000
Regular Highways: $6,986,000
General Public Buildings: $6,088,000
General Public Buildings: $5,478,000
Air Transportation: $4,410,000
Air Transportation: $3,968,000
Financial Administration: $2,606,000
Financial Administration: $2,345,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $453,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $446,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,989,000
Air Transportation: $2,543,000
Air Transportation: $2,500,000
Education: $1,602,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,199,000
Interest on Debt: $20,339,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $51,996,000
Education: $51,063,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,655,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $466,595,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $426,044,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $385,693,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $391,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,083,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,953,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,434,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,343,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,331,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,849,000
Interest Earnings: $1,293,000
Interest Earnings: $1,021,000
Rents: $249,000
Rents: $197,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,762,000
Other Higher Education: $754,000
Other Higher Education: $385,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,825,000
Cash and Securities: $54,878,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $107,900,000
Beginning: $69,900,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,799,000
Public Welfare: $42,611,000
Education: $13,399,000
Education: $13,340,000
- Tax - Property: $267,141,000
Property: $261,495,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,582,000
: $32,423,000
Mercer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,871,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,241,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,558,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,267,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,752,000
Cash and Securities: $1,990,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,644,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,917,000
Higher Education - Other: $30,237,000
Higher Education - Other: $28,344,000
Other: $13,498,000
Other: $12,520,000
Air Transportation: $7,015,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,868,000
Air Transportation: $6,507,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,239,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,927,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,536,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,929,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,789,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $131,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $11,278,000
Air Transportation: $9,021,000
Air Transportation: $5,799,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,960,000
Other Higher Education: $1,727,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,574,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,312,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $96,911,000
General - Other: $87,202,000
Other Higher Education: $67,863,000
Other Higher Education: $64,420,000
Public Welfare - Other: $59,828,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,148,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,197,000
Public Welfare - Other: $53,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,967,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,664,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,733,000
Central Staff Services: $19,080,000
Central Staff Services: $17,168,000
Police Protection: $16,372,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,004,000
Police Protection: $14,732,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,578,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,501,000
Parks and Recreation: $12,218,000
Health - Other: $9,863,000
Health - Other: $8,875,000
Regular Highways: $7,764,000
Regular Highways: $6,986,000
General Public Buildings: $6,088,000
General Public Buildings: $5,478,000
Air Transportation: $4,410,000
Air Transportation: $3,968,000
Financial Administration: $2,606,000
Financial Administration: $2,345,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $453,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $446,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,989,000
Air Transportation: $2,543,000
Air Transportation: $2,500,000
Education: $1,602,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,199,000
Interest on Debt: $20,339,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $51,996,000
Education: $51,063,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $506,655,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $466,595,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $426,044,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $385,693,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,451,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $391,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,083,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,953,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,434,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,343,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,331,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,849,000
Interest Earnings: $1,293,000
Interest Earnings: $1,021,000
Rents: $249,000
Rents: $197,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,371,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,762,000
Other Higher Education: $754,000
Other Higher Education: $385,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,825,000
Cash and Securities: $54,878,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $107,900,000
Beginning: $69,900,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $42,799,000
Public Welfare: $42,611,000
Education: $13,399,000
Education: $13,340,000
- Tax - Property: $267,141,000
Property: $261,495,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,582,000
: $32,423,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 7,032
- Number of aged recipients: 1,050
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,982
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,395
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,933
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,704
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,184
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,480
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 72 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,227 | $206,529 | 1,610 | $281,137 | 7,891 | $253,274 | 355 | $92,065 | 8 | $5,524,125 | 281 | $172,726 | 1 | $150,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 61 | $199,918 | 207 | $331,522 | 762 | $237,749 | 78 | $52,205 | 2 | $207,500 | 31 | $194,258 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 229 | $186,271 | 286 | $266,308 | 3,097 | $237,902 | 398 | $54,138 | 4 | $3,828,250 | 250 | $146,932 | 4 | $36,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 133 | $176,421 | 209 | $276,311 | 1,985 | $245,709 | 82 | $105,000 | 0 | $0 | 83 | $265,036 | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 40 | $218,500 | 67 | $322,537 | 464 | $252,248 | 24 | $125,125 | 0 | $0 | 18 | $138,722 | 0 | $0 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 65 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 220 | $267,173 | 120 | $277,658 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 107 | $232,748 | 68 | $263,265 | 4 | $86,750 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 29 | $252,897 | 53 | $274,528 | 1 | $148,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 21 | $316,095 | 19 | $294,158 | 1 | $97,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 7 | $239,429 | 5 | $200,000 | 1 | $180,000 |
| Most common first names in Mercer County, NJ among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 3,943 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 3,768 | 80.3 years |
| Joseph | 2,646 | 74.6 years |
| William | 2,384 | 73.9 years |
| Helen | 1,915 | 80.1 years |
| Anna | 1,901 | 82.0 years |
| James | 1,637 | 71.8 years |
| Elizabeth | 1,524 | 80.8 years |
| George | 1,493 | 74.7 years |
| Charles | 1,471 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Mercer County, NJ among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 787 | 74.8 years |
| Johnson | 595 | 72.2 years |
| Williams | 553 | 71.5 years |
| Brown | 475 | 72.3 years |
| Jones | 417 | 72.5 years |
| Miller | 335 | 75.5 years |
| Wilson | 304 | 73.6 years |
| Davis | 295 | 71.7 years |
| Taylor | 246 | 74.7 years |
| Moore | 232 | 73.6 years |
| Businesses in Mercer County, NJ | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 16 | Kmart | 1 | |
| ALDI | 1 | Kohl's | 2 | |
| AT&T | 9 | Kroger | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Aerosoles | 1 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 3 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Marriott | 3 | |
| Audi | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 23 | |
| Avenue | 2 | McDonald's | 8 | |
| BMW | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 2 | |
| Banana Republic | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 2 | New Balance | 10 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 6 | New York & Co | 2 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Nissan | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Brookstone | 1 | Old Navy | 2 | |
| Burger King | 9 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| CVS | 15 | On The Border | 1 | |
| Cache | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Panera Bread | 3 | |
| Chico's | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Payless | 8 | |
| Clarks | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | PetSmart | 2 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 6 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
| DHL | 5 | Quality | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 3 | Quiznos | 5 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 8 | |
| Deb | 1 | Raymour & Flanigan | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 6 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 4 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 4 | Rite Aid | 16 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 33 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
| Express | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| Extended Stay America | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
| Famous Footwear | 3 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| FedEx | 72 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Staples | 5 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Starbucks | 8 | |
| Foot Locker | 3 | Stop & Shop | 1 | |
| Ford | 3 | Subaru | 2 | |
| Forever 21 | 1 | Subway | 22 | |
| GNC | 9 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
| GameStop | 5 | T.G.I. Driday's | 3 | |
| Gap | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 10 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
| Gymboree | 3 | Talbots | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 9 | Target | 2 | |
| Haworth | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
| Hilton | 4 | The Room Place | 3 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 4 | Toys"R"Us | 3 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
| Houlihan's | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | U-Haul | 14 | |
| Hyatt | 2 | UPS | 109 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 6 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
| J.Crew | 1 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
| Jones New York | 5 | Wendy's | 7 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Westin | 1 | |
| Justice | 2 | Whole Foods Market | 1 | |
| KFC | 4 | YMCA | 5 | |
Mercer County on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"