Mercer, PA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mercer, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,941. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MERCER-PA · Mercer, PA 1 ZIPs · 12,941 pop · #12738/25278 · Mercer County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $71,250
- RANK-MID #12738/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hermitage
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-TOWN 12,941
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $187,000
Nearest income peer: Hermitage, PA ( $760 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mercer
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mercer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Farrell · lowest
Farrell · lowest
$42,595 median HH income
- Sandy Lake · near
Sandy Lake · near
$67,321 median HH income
- West Middlesex · near
West Middlesex · near
$69,391 median HH income
- Hermitage · near
Hermitage · near
$70,490 median HH income
- Mercer · this city
Mercer · this city
$71,250 median HH income
- Grove City · highest
Grove City · highest
$72,429 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mercer, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 12,941
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,250
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 16137 (12,941 residents). Household income $71,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mercer as a pure owner town.
Within Pennsylvania, Tower City is the closest lower-income city and Matamoras the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mercer.
Population concentration
Mercer reads through its lone ZIP, 16137
12,941 ACS residents, one ZIP: 16137 is not the leading code inside Mercer, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Mercer's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 260 establishments, 2,879 employees , annual payroll $123,315k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16137 (260 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (42) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Mercer, PA
These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mercer. See the Mercer County roll-up →
No other city sharing Mercer County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mercer. Greenville, Sharon and Sharpsville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Farrell marks the far end of that range at $42,595, 40% below Mercer.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16137 | 12,941 | $71,250 | 260 | 46 |
Mercer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mercer, .