Mercer Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,295

Total Population

43.4

Median age

49.34%

Female population %

102.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

49.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mercer township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mercer township is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mercer township's population under 18 was 20.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mercer township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mercer township, 14.59% were under the age of 15, 20.31% aged 15 to 29, 46.64% aged 30 to 64, 16.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Mercer township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.34% females and 50.66% males in Mercer Township, Pennsylvania.
The Mercer Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 102.7:100 i.e. 102.7 men to 100 women (1.027).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 102.

Mercer township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mercer township population: 99.54% are White and 0.46% are multiracial.
Mercer township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,295 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mercer township is White with a population of 1,289 (99.54% of the total population).

Mercer township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,197 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mercer township's population decreased by 79 (6.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mercer township's population decreased by 91 (8.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mercer township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,009.