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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mercerville is $34,450, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Mercerville median household income is $79,830. On average Mercerville residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #299

Mercerville, NJ	34,450 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	40,987 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	48,434 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	35,234 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #237

Mercerville, NJ	79,830 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	88,922 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	3.32%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mercerville, NJ median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The New Jersey and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mercerville, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.12%	$7,939, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.49%	$20,931, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.59%	$3,785, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.40%	$29,887, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	92,870 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	101,453 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$80,711, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$71,375, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$83,125, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$70,341, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$24,091, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$98,269, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$90,541, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$99,286, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$47,719, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,747, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	5,224, 48.61%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,746, 71.71%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,746, 71.71%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,412, 91.08%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	334, 8.92%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,478, 28.29%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	5,523, 51.39%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,430, 62.10%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,430, 62.10%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,194, 93.12%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	236, 6.88%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,093, 37.90%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,292, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,023, 79.83%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	537, 8.53%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	315, 5.01%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	61, 0.97%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 0.27%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	339, 5.39%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mercerville, NJ	24.0 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,606	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	3,412, 51.65%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,236, 36.23%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	441, 12.92%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	726, 21.28%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	393, 11.52%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	390, 11.43%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	3,194, 48.35%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,234, 38.63%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	455, 14.25%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,415, 44.30%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 2.82%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mercerville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,606, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	423, 6.40%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	399, 6.04%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	128, 1.94%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	830, 12.56%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	361, 5.46%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	122, 1.85%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	642, 9.72%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	620, 9.39%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,636, 24.77%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	336, 5.09%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	711, 10.76%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	398, 6.02%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mercerville, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	230	1.81%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27	0.77%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.