West Middlesex ZIP Codes — Mercer County, PA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	754	16.3%
18 and over	3,862	83.7%
65 and over	1,442	31.2%
Median age	54.8 years

Group	Count	%
White	4,427	94.9%
Black or African American	74	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48	1%
Two or more races	45	1%
Other race	39	0.8%
Asian	22	0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	0.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.7%
$10k–$15k	3.1%
$15k–$25k	5.6%
$25k–$35k	11.2%
$35k–$50k	10.4%
$50k–$75k	21.5%
$75k–$100k	14.3%
$100k–$150k	22.3%
$150k–$200k	3.9%
$200k+	3.1%
Median income	$64,294

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$157,400
Median rent / month	$747
Owner occupied	79.2%
Renter occupied	20.8%
Vacant	7.8%
Single-family detached	75.3%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	16.1%
Median rooms	6.2
Avg household size (owned)	2.18

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.1%
2010–2019	0.3%
2000–2009	4.0%
1990–1999	4.7%
1980–1989	15.4%
1970–1979	14.6%
1960–1969	17.9%
1950–1959	17.2%
1940–1949	9.8%
1939 or earlier	16.0%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	2.2%
2 bedrooms	27.7%
3 bedrooms	52.4%
4 bedrooms	14.1%
5+ bedrooms	3.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.9%
1 vehicle	35.9%
2 vehicles	38.5%
3 or more	19.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	69.5%
Electricity	13.0%
Propane / LP gas	5.3%
Fuel oil	10.3%
Wood	1.9%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,077	49.5%
Cohabiting couple	30	1.4%
Male householder, no spouse	393	18.1%
Female householder, no spouse	677	31.1%
Households with children under 18	452	20.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,016	46.7%
Average household size	2.12

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	17.8%	14.9%
Married	60.3%	54.2%
Separated	3.7%	2.3%
Widowed	5.6%	19.6%
Divorced	12.6%	9.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	90.9%
Bachelor's or higher	21.5%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	33	4.8%
Kindergarten	93	13.5%
Elementary school	281	40.7%
High school	130	18.8%
College / grad school	153	22.2%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	25.7%
Service	15.3%
Sales & office	28.2%
Natural resources & construction	9.4%
Production & transportation	21.5%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	77.5%
Government	19.4%
Self-employed	3.2%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	82.5%
Carpool	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	2.4%
Other means	1.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	18.7

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	48.0%
Retirement income	41.4%
Supplemental Security	8.5%
Cash public assistance	2.1%
Food stamps / SNAP	12.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	33.3%
High cholesterol	33.7%
Heart disease	7.4%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	9.8%
Arthritis	30.5%
Kidney disease	2.9%
Pulmonary disease	7.7%
Cancer	7.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.1%
No physical activity	23.0%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	36.5%
Fair or poor health	13.9%
Poor mental health	14.9%
Poor physical health	10.8%
No health insurance	9.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	79.6%
Visited dentist	65.9%
Cholesterol screening	90.3%
Teeth loss	14.4%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	368	9.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	21.2%
Under 18	5.2%
18–64 years	16.3%
65 and over	37.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	77.0%
Public insurance	45.3%
Uninsured under 19	3.2%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	4,464	96.7%
Spanish	16	0.4%
Other Indo-European	13	0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	4,561	98.8%
Born in same state	4,561	98.8%
Born in different state	3,676	79.6%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	55	1.2%
Not a US citizen	50	90.9%