Mercer County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 120,293
- Males: 58,448
- Females: 61,845
Ethnicity:
- White: 111,455
- Black/African American: 6,056
- Hispanic: 996
- Native American/Eskimo: 123
- Asian: 671
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 10
- Other: 82
- 2 or more: 900
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (108,035)
- Spanish (1,270)
- German (1,180)
- Italian (485)
- Pennsylvania Dutch (445)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,956
- Italy (210)
- United Kingdom (178)
- Germany (151)
- Canada (150)
- India (149)
- Korea (140)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (113)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (28,960)
- United Methodist Church, The (10,691)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (10,271)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3,020)
- United Church of Christ (1,978)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 37,935
- Sensory: 3,648
- Physical: 10,071
- Mental: 5,600
- Self-care: 3,001
- Go outside home: 6,762
- Employment: 7,927
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 794
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 46,712
- Utility gas: 31,744
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,283
- Electricity: 4,819
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 7,161
- Coal or Coke: 74
- Wood: 1,287
- Solar Energy: 2
- Other fuel: 270
- No fuel used: 72
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 90,850
- No vehicle: 6,676
- 1 or more vehicle: 84,174
Education Attainment:
- No School: 387
- No High School: 3,588
- Some High School: 9,921
- High School: 36,823
- Some College: 12,285
- Associate's Degree: 4,402
- College Degree: 9,191
- Master's Degree: 3,160
- Professional Degree: 1,226
- Doctoral Degree: 516
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 46,712
- Owners with phone: 35,097
- Owners without phone: 516
- Renters with phone: 10,703
- Renters without phone: 396
10 closest counties:
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- Trumbull County, Ohio
- Mahoning County, Ohio
- Venango County, Pennsylvania
- Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Columbiana County, Ohio
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
16113, 16114, 16121, 16124, 16125, 16127, 16130, 16133, 16134, 16137, 16145, 16146, 16148, 16150, 16151, 16153, 16154, 16159, 16161, 16311
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WTGP (88.1 FM) GREENVILLE, PA
- WSAJ-FM (91.1 FM) GROVE CITY, PA
- WLLF (96.7 FM) HERMITAGE, PA
- WWIZ (103.9 FM) HERMITAGE, PA
- WEXC (107.1 FM) GREENVILLE, PA
- WGRP (940 AM) GREENVILLE, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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