What is the population of Mercer County, New Jersey?

The population of Mercer County, New Jersey is 369,467, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Mercer County, New Jersey?

The median household income in Mercer County, New Jersey is $96,636, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Mercer County, New Jersey is $243,052, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Mercer County, New Jersey is 6.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education A

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	369,467	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1615.7	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.44%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	37.9	40.2	37.1
Households	141,373	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Mercer County

Group	Share

Mercer County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$96,636	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.90%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$243,052	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,515	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.9%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.8	26.6	22.5
Work from home	17.8%	15.0%	13.4%

Mercer County has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.61	2.54

Mercer County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Mercer County	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.9	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.2%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	15.3%	14.2%	19.0%