Mercer County vs. Bucks County

Mercer County (NJ)Bucks County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)369,811628,195
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.6%0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)367,511625,266
Population, Census, April 1, 2010366,513625,249
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.1%18.6%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.9%
White alone, percent63.6%88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent21.5%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent11.6%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.1%5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent48.8%83.8%
Veterans, 2014-201812,59734,363
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.0%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)145,121251,515
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.9%76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$284,200$323,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,330$2,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$990$793
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,233$1,207
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.1%19.3%
Building permits, 2018501907
Households, 2014-2018129,873237,383
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201829.6%11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.0%40.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)731,4371,136,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,981,0253,735,597
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,220,3269,681,380
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,127,39110,185,137
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,922$16,243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.030.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$79,990$86,055
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,155$44,103
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%5.7%
Total employer establishments, 20179,73219,355
Total employment, 2017196,384252,929
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,434,11711,813,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201726,05054,140
All firms, 201229,64064,386
Men-owned firms, 201217,10640,579
Women-owned firms, 20129,49217,690
Minority-owned firms, 20128,5435,202
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,68357,516
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2236,536
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201225,80755,244
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.0%3.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%24.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,632.21,034.7
Land area in square miles, 2010224.56604.31

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mercer county (NJ) and Bucks county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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