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County:

Mercer County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42085

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

167,777

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

127,225

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

128,299

0.8%

-2.5%

3.3%

1990:

121,003

-5.7%

-7.6%

1.9%

2000:

120,293

-0.6%

-0.9%

0.3%

2005:

119,598

-0.6%

-0.1%

-0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

111,507

92.7%

0-to-19:

31,845

26.5%

Black:

6,279

5.2%

20-to-39:

28,997

24.1%

Hispanic:

803

0.7%

40-to-59:

32,284

26.8%

American Indian:

113

0.1%

60-plus:

27,167

22.6%

Other:

1,591

1.3%

Median Age:

39.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

179.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.3%

Median Family Income:

$41,776

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.8%

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