Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: Mercer township


Total Population 1,110 SEX Male 561 Female 549 AGE Under 5 years 74 5 to 17 years 208 18 to 20 years 49 21 to 24 years 75 25 to 44 years 340 45 to 54 years 123 55 to 59 years 38 60 to 64 years 44 65 to 74 years 101 75 to 84 years 45 85 years and over 13 Median age 33.2 Under 18 years 282 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 159 Percent of total population 14.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 415 Family households (families) 312 Married-couple families 255 Percent of total households 61.4 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 41 Nonfamily households 103 Percent of total households 24.8 Householder living alone 86 Householder 65 years and over 44 Persons living in households 1,110 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,103 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 443 Occupied housing units 415 Owner occupied 351 Percent owner occupied 84.6 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 28 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 292 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 11 Mobile home, trailer, other 121 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 181 Less than $50,000 112 $50,000 to $99,999 65 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 42,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 48 Less than $250 26 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 242 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 181 White 181 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997