Mahoning County vs. Mercer County

Mahoning County (OH)Mercer County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)229,642110,683
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.8%-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)238,788116,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010238,823116,638
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%21.7%
Female persons, percent51.0%50.6%
White alone, percent80.4%91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent16.1%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.6%90.0%
Veterans, 2014-201816,1338,986
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)111,31252,322
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.7%72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$103,400$119,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,069$1,106
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$404$424
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$670$679
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.0%15.1%
Building permits, 2018162118
Households, 2014-201898,05246,028
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.6%83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.9%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.9%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.1%22.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.8%52.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)397,194188,347
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,823,743866,369
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,978,6613,309,403
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,814,702644,740
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,104,3021,527,348
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,202$13,206
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.020.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,682$48,768
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,429$26,561
Persons in poverty, percent16.5%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175,4772,765
Total employment, 201786,09145,094
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,155,3301,595,249
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,9226,315
All firms, 201220,6648,797
Men-owned firms, 201211,3955,468
Women-owned firms, 20127,1802,345
Minority-owned firms, 20123,277371
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,7538,024
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,1051,059
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,5447,156
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010580.2173.4
Land area in square miles, 2010411.62672.58

Source: United States Census Bureau

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