2022 population: 380,688 ( 14,175 from 2010 , 6,652 from 2020)
Land area: 224.4 square miles
Population density: 1696.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	172,078	45.20%	13.9%
Black:	73,606	19.33%	3.1%
Indian:	620	0.16%	15.9%
Asian:	49,120	12.90%	50.3%
2+ races:	7,663	2.01%	26.6%
Hispanic:	77,601	20.38%	40.3%

Total non-White:	208,610	54.80%	25.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,059	11.7
Deaths:	8,058	10.4
Net Migration:	-10,526	-13.6
Net Immigration:	2,938	3.8

Change in White population:	-27,831	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	42,006	11.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
366,513
199,909	54.54%
71,378	19.47%
535	0.15%
32,691	8.92%
6,052	1.65%
55,318	15.09%
166,604	45.46%

2000
350,761
225,284	64.23%
67,922	19.36%
425	0.12%
17,420	4.97%
5,178	1.48%
33,898	9.66%
125,477	35.77%

1990
325,824
236,790	72.67%
59,787	18.35%
704	0.22%
9,820	3.01%
n/a
18,723	5.75%
89,034	27.33%

1980
307,863
237,550	77.16%
54,674	17.76%
255	0.08%
4,274	1.39%
n/a
10,739	3.49%
70,313	22.84%

1970
303,968
249,360	82.03%
49,241	16.20%
232	0.08%
1,144	0.38%
n/a
3,419	1.12%
54,608	17.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
42,596	12.1
26,783	7.6
-14,840	-4.2
16,754	4.8

-25,375	-7.2
41,127	11.7

Number	Rate
1990's
46,114	14.2
30,013	9.2
-17,978	-5.5
13,082	4.0

-11,506	-3.5
36,443	11.2

Number	Rate
1980's
44,913	14.6
29,293	9.5
5,061	1.6
n/a

-760	-0.2
18,721	6.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-15,594	-5.1
n/a

-11,810	-3.9
15,705	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Mercer County, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
82,171	21.6%
298,517	78.4%
60,075	15.8%

139,549
2.62

91,742	65.7%
66,422	72.4%
8,620	9.4%
47,807	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
82,982	22.6%
283,531	77.4%
46,347	12.6%

133,155
2.61

89,448	67.2%
64,160	71.7%
9,843	11.0%
43,707	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
83,681	23.9%
267,080	76.1%
43,902	12.5%

125,787
2.62

86,757	69.0%
65,409	75.4%
8,557	9.9%
39,030	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
73,415	22.5%
252,409	77.5%
42,559	13.1%

116,777
2.65

83,109	71.2%
63,812	76.8%
6,945	8.4%
33,668	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
78,503	25.5%
229,360	74.5%
35,132	11.4%

105,835
2.77

78,389	74.1%
61,629	78.6%
7,926	10.1%
27,446	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Mercer County, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,530	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,736	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,392	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,893	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,185	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,384	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,171	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,509	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,860	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,562	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,255	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,451	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,659	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,710	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,311	11.0%
$200,000 or more	25,941	18.6%

Median Household Income	92,697
Per Capita Income	50,053

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	112

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,793	4.9%
Public Assistance	3,497	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,227	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	140,085	68.9%
Unemployed	10,191	5.0%
In Armed Forces	216	0.1%

Total Labor Force	150,492	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	52,835	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	70,122	54,774	56.1%
Non-Profit	7,363	11,791	38.4%
Self-Employed	8,084	5,263	60.6%

Local Government	5,640	7,341	43.4%
State Government	5,257	8,072	39.4%
Federal Government	1,558	1,015	60.6%

Total Private + Self	78,206	60,037	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,818	28,219	41.3%
Total	98,024	88,256	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,666	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,656	18.6%
Professional, Technical	52,593	28.2%
Service Occupations	30,446	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	391	0.2%
All others	33,108	17.8%

White Collar		65.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	25,369	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	24,722	13.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,939	10.7%
Retail trade	17,240	9.2%
Manufacturing	13,514	7.2%
Finance and insurance	12,239	6.6%
Public administration	11,839	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	10,107	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	10,058	5.4%
Construction	8,941	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,519	4.0%
Other services	7,272	3.9%
Wholesale trade	6,161	3.3%
Information	3,735	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,643	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,292	1.2%
Utilities	980	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	539	0.3%
Management	319	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,094	1.33%
Puerto Rican	18,489	4.82%
Cuban	1,220	0.32%
Dominican	9,588	2.50%

Total Central American	23,247	6.06%
Costa Rican	2,020	0.53%
Guatemalan	16,822	4.38%
Honduran	2,551	0.66%
Nicaraguan	90	0.02%
Panamanian	583	0.15%
Salvadoran	1,050	0.27%
Other Central American	131	0.03%

Total South American	11,390	2.97%
Argentinean	293	0.08%
Bolivian	180	0.05%
Chilean	391	0.10%
Colombian	2,449	0.64%
Ecuadorian	5,499	1.43%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	1,531	0.40%
Uruguayan	164	0.04%
Venezuelan	640	0.17%
Other South American	232	0.06%

Other Hispanic	4,679	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	26,750	6.97%
Chinese	8,726	2.27%
Korean	2,843	0.74%
Filipino	2,673	0.70%
Burmese	711	0.19%
Japanese	709	0.18%
Taiwanese	639	0.17%
Vietnamese	450	0.12%
Bangladeshi	164	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	243,762	67.2%
Spanish	59,108	16.3%
Other Indo-European	19,180	5.3%
Other Asian	8,816	2.4%
Chinese	7,758	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,806	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,784	1.9%
Other	3,142	0.9%
Arabic	1,868	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	43,642	11.4%
Irish	39,898	10.4%
German	33,322	8.7%
English	22,353	5.8%
Polish	20,735	5.4%
American	9,720	2.5%
Russian	5,999	1.6%
Haitian	5,150	1.3%
Hungarian	4,983	1.3%
French	4,608	1.2%
Scottish	3,612	0.9%
European	2,866	0.7%
Dutch	2,763	0.7%
Eastern European	2,587	0.7%
Jamaican	2,513	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	335,710	87.5%
Not a citizen	48,022	12.5%

Native	289,379	75.4%
Foreign-born	94,353	24.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,942	4.6%	14,764	5.7%	65,911	25.4%	52,564	20.2%	62,306	24.0%	52,472	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,942	4.6%
9-12 Years	14,764	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	65,911	25.4%
Some College	52,564	20.2%
Bach. Degree	62,306	24.0%
Grad Degree	52,472	20.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	170,498	162,921	7,577	4.4%	5.1%
1991	173,258	163,363	9,895	5.7%	6.8%
1992	172,045	160,621	11,424	6.6%	8.5%
1993	170,091	159,915	10,176	6.0%	7.8%
1994	170,531	161,401	9,130	5.4%	6.8%
1995	170,702	161,430	9,272	5.4%	6.4%
1996	171,264	161,688	9,576	5.6%	6.1%
1997	172,557	164,391	8,166	4.7%	5.3%
1998	170,288	163,317	6,971	4.1%	4.6%
1999	174,888	168,345	6,543	3.7%	4.4%

2000	180,170	174,328	5,842	3.2%	3.7%
2001	182,313	175,540	6,773	3.7%	4.2%
2002	185,649	175,884	9,765	5.3%	5.8%
2003	186,747	177,133	9,614	5.1%	5.8%
2004	188,994	180,908	8,086	4.3%	4.9%
2005	193,540	186,026	7,514	3.9%	4.4%
2006	195,187	186,940	8,247	4.2%	4.6%
2007	196,121	188,709	7,412	3.8%	4.2%
2008	201,705	191,976	9,729	4.8%	5.4%
2009	205,099	189,706	15,393	7.5%	9.0%

2010	193,485	177,105	16,380	8.5%	9.7%
2011	193,945	177,897	16,048	8.3%	9.4%
2012	194,443	178,346	16,097	8.3%	9.4%
2013	193,802	179,449	14,353	7.4%	8.4%
2014	195,199	183,805	11,394	5.8%	6.7%
2015	197,692	187,968	9,724	4.9%	5.7%
2016	198,908	190,357	8,551	4.3%	4.9%
2017	197,962	190,066	7,896	4.0%	4.5%
2018	199,846	192,883	6,963	3.5%	4.0%
2019	204,413	198,194	6,219	3.0%	3.4%

2020	205,405	190,150	15,255	7.4%	9.8%
2021	212,695	201,071	11,624	5.5%	6.6%
2022	216,475	209,584	6,891	3.2%	3.7%
2023	218,979	210,460	8,519	3.9%	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	150,035
Median Value	$327,600

Occupied	139,549	93.0%
Vacant	10,486	7.0%

Owned	87,635	62.8%
Rented	51,914	37.2%
Median Rent	$1,454

Single-Family Units	102,200	68.1%
Detached	71,414	47.6%
Attached	30,786	20.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,167	22.8%
Mobile Homes	658	0.4%

Mercer County, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mercer County, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Mercer County, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mercer County, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mercer County, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mercer County, NJ

Historical Labor Force Data for Mercer County, NJ