Housing density: 1,241 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $258,340.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,526 (lower quartile is $1,341, upper quartile is $1,901)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,361
Median gross rent in Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ in 2022: $1,658
Housing units in Mercerville-Hamilton Square with a mortgage: 5,473 (499 second mortgage, 1,037 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,694
Compare current foreclosures near Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ:
In family households: 292,582 (58,715 male householders, 30,733 female householders)
64,160 spouses, 104,685 children (99,358 natural, 2,197 adopted, 3,130 stepchildren), 6,468 grandchildren, 4,686 brothers or sisters, 4,229 parents, foster children, 6,569 other relatives, 9,719 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 55,126 (18,883 male householders (14,603 living alone)), 24,824 female householders (21,275 living alone)), 11,419 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18,805 (6,065 institutionalized population)
55,323 married couples with children.
19,695 single-parent households (3,573 men, 16,122 women).
89.0% of residents of Mercerville-Hamilton Square speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 3,849 (13.4%)
(84.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mercerville-Hamilton Square, New Jersey
1861995 to March 2000
2971990 to 1994
751985 to 1989
1711980 to 1984
2001975 to 1979
2071970 to 1974
1461965 to 1969
547Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 7,710 (21.9%)
Irish: 5,790 (16.5%)
German: 4,870 (13.9%)
Polish: 3,678 (10.5%)
English: 3,396 (9.7%)
Other: 2,893 (8.2%)
Hungarian: 1,117 (3.2%)
United States: 701 (2.0%)
Slovak: 641 (1.8%)
Scottish: 592 (1.7%)
French: 536 (1.5%)
Dutch: 376 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 371 (1.1%)
Russian: 295 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 266 (0.8%)
Greek: 262 (0.7%)
Czech: 259 (0.7%)
Ukrainian: 233 (0.7%)
French Canadian: 204 (0.6%)
Arab: 200 (0.6%)
Welsh: 195 (0.6%)
Swedish: 183 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 102 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 89 (0.3%)
Danish: 88 (0.3%)
West Indian: 52 (0.1%)
Swiss: 48 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
12.6% (231)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
Korea
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
9.3% (170)
New Jersey:
3.5% (51,970)
Poland
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
7.5% (138)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
India
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
6.8% (124)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
United Kingdom
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
6.1% (112)
New Jersey:
2.1% (30,355)
Germany
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
5.5% (101)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
Egypt
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
4.2% (76)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,079)
Greece
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
3.9% (72)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,403)
Ecuador
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
3.9% (72)
New Jersey:
3.6% (53,482)
Philippines
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
3.3% (61)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
Pakistan
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
2.5% (45)
New Jersey:
1.1% (16,052)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
2.4% (43)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
Guyana
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
2.3% (42)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Ireland
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
2.2% (40)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,082)
Haiti
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
1.9% (35)
New Jersey:
2.2% (31,963)
Other Caribbean
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
1.7% (31)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,928)
Japan
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
1.7% (31)
New Jersey:
0.8% (11,245)
Hungary
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
1.6% (29)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,426)
Russia
Mercerville-Hamilton Square:
1.6% (29)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,243)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 19,487
Other state: 4,872
Northeast: 3,653
Midwest: 504
South: 504
West: 211
72% of Mercerville-Hamilton Square residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 186
9th grade: 148
10th grade: 205
11th grade: 146
12th grade, no diploma: 229
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,369
Less than 1 year of college: 680
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,099
Associate degree: 608
Bachelor's degree: 1,839
Master's degree: 670
Professional school degree: 197
Doctorate degree: 101
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 126
7th and 8th grade: 389
9th grade: 239
10th grade: 233
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 309
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,322
Less than 1 year of college: 742
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,077
Associate degree: 906
Bachelor's degree: 1,712
Master's degree: 564
Professional school degree: 86
Doctorate degree: 36
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,480
One, attached: 206
Two: 286
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 140
10 to 19: 287
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 59
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
