Mercer township, Butler County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 12.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,183 (4% urban, 96% rural)
| Males: 594 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 589 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,183 (987 owner occupied, 196 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Mercer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.50
| Mercer township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Mercer township: | $58,233 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $594 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $178,400 (it was $105,300 in 2000)
| : | $178,400 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 93 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 16.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Harrisville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrisville Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Harmony Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Mercer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 181
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 2
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Mercer township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mercer township:
- United States or American (30.9%)
- German (22.5%)
- Finnish (15.2%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- Norwegian (6.2%)
- English (2.8%)
- Swedish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (49%)
- Carpooled: 13 (19%)
- Walked: 6 (9%)
- Worked at home: 16 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (22%)
- Electricity (12%)
92.7% of residents of Mercer township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 221- In family households: 190 (51 male householders, 5 female householders)
52 spouses, 77 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
188 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (11 men, 44 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |