Mercer County vs. Lawrence County

Mercer County (PA)Lawrence County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)110,68386,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.1%-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,66891,140
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,63891,108
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.7%22.0%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.6%
White alone, percent91.3%93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent5.9%4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.0%91.8%
Veterans, 2014-20188,9866,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.6%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)52,32241,328
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.9%74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$119,600$106,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,106$1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$424$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$679$695
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%13.6%
Building permits, 201811846
Households, 2014-201846,02836,907
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.1%82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.3%74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.6%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.4%12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.0%58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)188,34789,022
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)866,369501,693
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,309,4031,819,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,527,348838,738
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,206$9,333
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.622.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,768$48,860
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,561$27,734
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%15.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7651,922
Total employment, 201745,09426,205
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,595,249969,583
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3155,121
All firms, 20128,7976,244
Men-owned firms, 20125,4683,411
Women-owned firms, 20122,3451,952
Minority-owned firms, 2012371237
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,0245,701
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,059611
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,1565,196
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%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010173.4254.4
Land area in square miles, 2010672.58358.18

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