Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
265 244 264 260
Median Age: 35.5
square miles: 1.1
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Borough
Mayor/Council
Contact: Debbi Stevenson, Secretary
RD#1; Bradley Road
Jackson Center, PA 16133
(724)662-0960
Police: PA State Police, Mercer Barracks
Fire: Volunteer Fire Department
Median Household: $19,000
Median Family: $30,000
Families Below Poverty: 19.1%
Persons Below Poverty: 22.8%
Unemployment: 8.7%
Retail: 19.0%
Manufacturing: 26.3%
Whole Sale: 11.6
Transportation: 9.5%
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: National Fuel
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water:
Sanitary Sewer: Jackson Center Borough
Total Housing Units: 102
Single Family: 83.3%
Multi-Family: 5.9%
Mobile Home: 10.8%
Other: 0.0%
Renter Occupied: 16.7%
Seasonal: 2.0%
Vacant: 6.9%
Median House Value: $29,300
Median Year Built: 1941
Water Service
Public: 2.0%
Other: 98.0%
Sewer Service
Public: 58.6%
Other: 41.4%
Pre-Primary
Public: 3
Private: 2
Elementary\High School
Public: 39
Private: 0
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 61.4%
College Graduate: 2.0%
Graduate Degree: 3.2%