Mercer County vs. Butler County

Mercer County (PA)Butler County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)110,683187,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.1%2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,668183,856
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,638183,862
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.7%18.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.4%
White alone, percent91.3%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent5.9%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.0%94.6%
Veterans, 2014-20188,98613,921
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.6%2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)52,32284,252
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.9%75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$119,600$197,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,106$1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$424$496
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$679$836
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%14.0%
Building permits, 2018118714
Households, 2014-201846,02876,240
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.1%88.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.3%83.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.6%35.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.4%7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%4.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.0%63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)188,347326,604
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)866,3691,198,551
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,309,4034,630,016
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)644,7403,353,848
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,527,3482,902,229
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,206$15,690
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.627.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,768$68,472
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,561$36,383
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7654,904
Total employment, 201745,09484,520
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,595,2493,901,238
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,31512,448
All firms, 20128,79714,107
Men-owned firms, 20125,4688,186
Women-owned firms, 20122,3454,203
Minority-owned firms, 2012371484
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,02413,077
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,0591,547
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,15611,548
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010173.4233.1
Land area in square miles, 2010672.58788.60

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