Mercer County

Mercer County has 109,257 residents across 19 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $59,976, 23% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $164,000, and 26% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

109,257residentsACS 2020–2024

$59,976median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$164,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Mercer County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Mercer County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Mercer County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 19 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
16113	358	$60K	$224K	85%	33%	81%	22 min
16114	579	$70K	$200K	89%	19%	80%	28 min
16121	4,199	$43K	$88K	62%	15%	88%	17 min
16124	1,462	$55K	$172K	83%	17%	79%	26 min
16125	17,178	$55K	$150K	72%	23%	88%	24 min
16127	15,117	$72K	$214K	75%	39%	87%	22 min
16130	1,810	$59K	$154K	86%	17%	79%	28 min
16133	1,425	$77K	$201K	85%	20%	87%	33 min
16137	12,490	$71K	$187K	80%	23%	84%	26 min
16142	5,522	$84K	$226K	78%	37%	75%	26 min
16145	2,660	$67K	$180K	81%	29%	88%	30 min
16146	12,936	$46K	$79K	53%	18%	85%	19 min
16148	16,545	$70K	$198K	71%	35%	87%	21 min
16150	6,856	$56K	$148K	70%	24%	86%	23 min
16153	2,234	$64K	$149K	80%	22%	82%	31 min
16154	2,539	$58K	$167K	97%	16%	90%	25 min
16159	4,455	$69K	$178K	80%	24%	86%	21 min
16161	819	$41K	$68K	59%	19%	78%	14 min
16311	421	$71K	$138K	96%	18%	78%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

109,257 residents in 46,524 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

19%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

23%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

50,930 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,000 (±$3,160).

72%

of households own their home

75%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$843

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20193%

2000–20097%

1990–199910%

1980–19898%

1970–197915%

1960–196911%

1950–195917%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier22%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,687.

$59,976

median household income

13.2%

of people live below the poverty line

5.3%

unemployment rate

26%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

86%

of households have a broadband subscription

12%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates