Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
2,532 2,444 2,570 2,550
Median Age: 35.2
square miles: 1.3
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Borough
Mayor/Council
Contact: Diane Helbig, Secretary
Muncipal Building
P.O. Box 69
Mercer, PA 16137
(724)662-3980
Police: Mercer Police Department: 3-full-time, 2 part-time
Fire: East End Volunteer Fire Department
Median Household: $23,405
Median Family: $29,688
Families Below Poverty: 11.6%
Persons Below Poverty: 14.1%
Unemployment: 9.5%
Retail: 19.5%
Manufacturing: 15.8%
Educational Services: 11.4%
Public Administration: 9.0%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Natural Fuel Gas
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water: Consumers Pennsylvania
Sanitary Sewer: Mercer Borough Waste
Total Housing Units: 1,043
Single Family: 57.9%
Multi-Family: 34.4%
Mobile Home: 5.1%
Other: 2.6%
Renter Occupied: 36.3%
Seasonal: 0.3%
Vacant: 6.9%
Median House Value: $45,600
Median Year Built: 1941
Water Service
Public: 99.2%
Other: 0.8%
Sewer Service
Public: 98.8%
Other: 1.2%
Pre-Primary
Public: 48
Private: 8
Elementary\High School
Public: 399
Private: 16
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 82.1%
College Graduate: 13.0%
Graduate Degree: 6.9%
Mellon Bank
Integra Bank
First Western Bank
Mercer Free Library
Brady Springs Park
2 Swimming Pools
1 Public Golf Course