ZIP 16137 · Mercer
Who lives in ZIP code 16137 (Mercer, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mercer, PA · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People12,490
Median age42.7
Household income$71,250
Home value$185,459
Median rent$680/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+22.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hermitage, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,539
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
31.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,365.
Education (adults 25+)
37.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.3%
- Rent burden
- 22.1%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 3.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.