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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mercer Area School District is $24,217, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mercer Area School District median household income is $49,901. On average Mercer Area School District residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 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, #309

Mercer Area School District	24,217 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercer Area School District	23,418 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 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

Mercer Area School District	23,121 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 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

Mercer Area School District	23,795 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #263

Mercer Area School District	49,901 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mercer Area School District	64,848 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mercer Area School District	9.28%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mercer Area School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania 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

	Mercer Area School District		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.82%	$11,387, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.83%	$18,815, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.21%	$1,842, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.66%	$17,452, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	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

Mercer Area School District	61,356 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mercer Area School District	79,460 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 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

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$49,802, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,806, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Two or More Races	$73,250, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$20,469, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,704, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,754, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$37,375, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,152, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	5,443, 59.47%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,359, 43.34%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,359, 43.34%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,193, 92.96%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	166, 7.04%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,084, 56.66%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	3,709, 40.53%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,989, 53.63%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,989, 53.63%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,878, 94.42%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	111, 5.58%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,720, 46.37%, see rank	41.69%	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

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,956, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,392, 85.74%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	323, 8.16%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	50, 1.26%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	42, 1.06%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	149, 3.77%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mercer Area School District	21.6 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 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

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,071	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,193, 53.87%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	484, 22.07%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	330, 15.05%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	391, 17.83%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.78%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	197, 8.98%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	623, 28.41%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	1,878, 46.13%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	677, 36.05%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	395, 21.03%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	636, 33.87%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.53%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.16%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	155, 8.25%, see rank	5.82%	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

	Mercer Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,071, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	114, 2.80%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	261, 6.41%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	624, 15.33%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	108, 2.65%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	570, 14.00%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	224, 5.50%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	58, 1.42%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	173, 4.25%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	287, 7.05%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	916, 22.50%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	350, 8.60%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	276, 6.78%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	110, 2.70%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mercer Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	704	8.11%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	124	5.20%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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