Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
16,36515,30016,235 16,800
Median Age: 41.5
square miles: 29.8
Rural/Urban
Form of Government:Third Class City
Commissioners
Contact: Gary Hinkson, City Manager
800 N. Hermitage Rd.
Hermitage, PA 16148
Median Household: $27,020
Median Family: $32,320
Families Below Poverty: 6.1%
Persons Below Poverty: 7.9%
Unemployment: 7.1%
Retail: 22.5%
Manufacturing: 23.4%
Educational Services: 8.0%
Health Services: 11.8%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Source: Shenango River
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 6,359
Single Family: 74.1%
Multi-Family: 20.2%
Mobile Home: 4.3%
Other: 1.5%
Renter Occupied: 24.6%
Seasonal: 0.2%
Vacant: 3.0%
Median House Value: $55,000
Median Year Built: 1961
Water Service
Public: 76.9%
Other: 23.1%
Sewer Service
Public: 84.4%
Other: 15.6%
Pre-Primary
Public: 147
Private: 49
Elementary\High School
Public: 1938
Private: 293
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 79.1%
College Graduate: 11.1%
Graduate Degree: 6.2%