Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

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Races in Mercer County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 58,523	(48.7%)
Females: 61,770	(51.3%)

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Mercer County:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,105
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$419
State:	$555

Mercer County:	$97,300
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $134,689

Here:	$134,689
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,150

Here:	$153,150
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $125,563

Here:	$125,563
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,647

Here:	$167,647
State:	$204,155

Mobile homes: $27,464

Here:	$27,464
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $93,611

Here:	$93,611
State:	$97,532

Mercer County:	10.4%
Pennsylvania:	11.6%

This county:	11.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $541 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sharon, Hermitage, Grove City, Greenville, Farrell, Shanor-Northvue, Sharpsville, Mercer, Stoneboro, Fredericktown-Millsboro.

2005 air pollution in Mercer County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Crawford County , Lawrence County , Mahoning County, Ohio , Venango County , Trumbull County, Ohio .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mercer County: Marina Boat Launch (A), Stulls Corners (B), Furance Corners (C), Amasa Station (D), Reynolds Plaza (E), Houston Junction (F), McQuiston Corners (G), McDowell Corners (H), Temple Grove Campground (I), Nutts Corners (J), Jackson Center Station (K), Pymatuning (L), Birchwood Golf Course (M), Grove City Country Club (N), Mill Creek (O), Wades Corners (P), Victory Station (Q), Carpenter Corners (R), Kitches Corners (S), Pinehill Golf Course (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mercer County include: Mount Hope Church (A), Fairfield Church (B), Fairview Church (C), Jerusalem Reformed Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Lebanon Church (F), Unity Church (G), Zion Church (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fell Cemetery (1), Stevenson Cemetery (2), Park Lawn Cemetery (3), Stevenson Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Union Home Cemetery (6), Orangeville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Watts Lake (A), Little Shenango Dam Reservoir (B), Saul Run Dam Reservoir (C), Pine Run Dam Sediment Pond (D), Pa-474 Reservoir (E), Barmore Lake (F), Lake Wilheim (G), Lake Latonka (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Powdermill Run (A), Pymatuning Creek (B), Mill Creek (C), Foulk Run (D), East Branch Wolf Creek (E), Dugan Run (F), Saul Run (G), Schofield Run (H), Minis Hollow Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mercer County include: Shenango Public Use Area (1), Mahaney Public Use Area (2), State Game Lands Number 294 (3), Johnston Tavern Historical Site (4), State Game Lands Number 270 (5), Maurice K Goddard State Park (6), State Game Lands Number 284 (7), State Game Lands Number 130 (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.2%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Current college students: 5,921
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,956 (68% naturalized citizens)

Mercer County:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 36,684
• One, attached: 829
• Two: 2,084
• 3 or 4: 1,655
• 5 to 9: 1,668
• 10 to 19: 922
• 20 or more: 1,284
• Mobile homes: 4,721
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 14,579 (1,244 second mortgage, 2,490 home equity loan, 82 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,554

Here:	53.7% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Mercer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/10/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Mercer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 14.3 miles away from Mercer County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 48.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from Mercer County center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from Mercer County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 42,534 (83%) Carpooled: 4,725 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 157 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 61 (0%) Walked: 1,611 (3%) Other means: 353 (1%) Worked at home: 1,645 (3%)

3.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.78%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)

Mercer County:	0.06%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

1.93% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($17,425 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($20,609 average AGI)

Mercer County:	1.79%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

from Trumbull County, OH	0.39% ($72,180 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, PA	0.35% ($30,853)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.30% ($37,410)
from Butler County, PA	0.28% ($38,744)
from Crawford County, PA	0.25% ($28,634)
from Venango County, PA	0.15% ($26,176)
from Erie County, PA	0.10% ($36,978)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($282 average AGI)

Mercer County:	0.05%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

2.02% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($14,807 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($18,168 average AGI)

Mercer County:	2.49%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Trumbull County, OH	0.43% ($26,661 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.37% ($28,247)
to Lawrence County, PA	0.31% ($32,609)
to Butler County, PA	0.27% ($33,292)
to Crawford County, PA	0.27% ($34,008)
to Erie County, PA	0.15% ($31,239)
to Venango County, PA	0.13% ($30,912)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 24,345 (21,098 aged, 3,247 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 97,529 (25,803 male householders, 6,691 female householders)

  26,230 spouses, 33,496 children (30,779 natural, 750 adopted, 1,967 stepchildren), 1,615 grandchildren, 578 brothers or sisters, 529 parents, 983 other relatives, 1,604 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,408 (6,157 male householders (5,020 living alone)), 8,104 female householders (7,581 living alone)), 2,147 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,356 (3,064 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,083 2-persons, 7,449 3-persons, 6,208 4-persons, 2,566 5-persons, 843 6-persons, 345 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,601 1-person, 1,368 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

95.2% of residents of Mercer County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $759,721,000 ($6342 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,533,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $371,643,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $216,319,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,459,000
Federal grants: $135,385,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,827,000 ($2,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,089,000 ($8,463,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,435,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,444,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,446,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.70 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

66% of Mercer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Pennsylvania.

Mercer County:	65.6%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 97859
• Northeast: 3387
• Midwest: 9689
• South: 5254
• West: 1451

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,100

Here:	9.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	9.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	61.3%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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