Mercer County PUMA, PA

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2022 Population

110,600

0.554% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

0.446% 1-year increase

About

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None of the households in Mercer County PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Mercer County PUMA, PA are Grove City College (610 degrees awarded in 2022), Thiel College (200 degrees), and Laurel Technical Institute (215992) (95 degrees).

Most people in Mercer County PUMA, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer County PUMA, PA was 2 cars per household.

Mercer County PUMA, PA borders Trumbull (Outside Warren City) & Mahoning (Outside Youngstown City) Counties PUMA, OH, Mahoning County (Northeast)--Youngstown City, Boardman & Austintown PUMA, OH, Crawford & Warren Counties PUMA, PA, Venango, Jefferson, Clarion & Forest Counties PUMA, PA, Lawrence & Beaver (North) Counties--New Castle City PUMA, PA, and Butler County PUMA, PA.

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Economy

The economy of Mercer County PUMA, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Mercer County PUMA, PA are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,627 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,621 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,305 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($199,926), Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing ($142,665), and Legal services ($137,244).

Employment

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The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Mercer County PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mercer County PUMA, PA, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,516 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,406 people), and Registered nurses (1,395 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mercer County PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mercer County PUMA, PA, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,627 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,621 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,305 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mercer County PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Mercer County PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Mercer County PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Mercer County PUMA, PA awarded 1,002 degrees. The student population of Mercer County PUMA, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,768 male students and 1,882 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mercer County PUMA, PA are White (865 and 87%), followed by Black or African American (47 and 4.73%), Asian (26 and 2.62%), and Two or More Races (22 and 2.21%).

The largest universities in Mercer County PUMA, PA by number of degrees awarded are Grove City College (610 and 60.9%), Thiel College (200 and 20%), and Laurel Technical Institute (215992) (95 and 9.48%).

The most popular majors in Mercer County PUMA, PA are General Business Administration & Management (58 and 5.79%), Mechanical Engineering (57 and 5.69%), and Registered Nursing (43 and 4.29%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Mercer County PUMA, PA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (37.9k), Some college (16k), and Bachelors Degree (12.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Mercer County PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mercer County PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Mercer County PUMA, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Mercer County PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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2022 Wage GINI in Mercer County PUMA, PA

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2021 Wage GINI in Mercer County PUMA, PA

In 2022, the income inequality in Mercer County PUMA, PA was 0.427 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mercer County PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mercer County PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mercer County PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Carpooled (7.36%)
Worked At Home (6.71%)

In 2022, 80.9% of workers in Mercer County PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.36%) and those who worked at home (6.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mercer County PUMA, PA have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.98% of the workforce in Mercer County PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mercer County PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mercer County PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mercer County PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mercer County PUMA, PA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mercer County PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.