Population Characteristics
2000 U.S. Census
Information from DP-1
(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000)
Notes: Minorities include all persons of non-white race (black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, other races, two or more races) plus white persons of Hispanic or Latino origin not already counted in non-white race counts.
Municipality | Population Trends | % Change | Minorities | % Minority | 2000 Population Age | Median Age | ||||||||||||||||
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 | 1990 | 2000 | 2000 | 0-4 | % 0-4 | 5-14 | % 5-14 | 15-24 | %15-24 | 25-44 | %25-44 | 45-64 | %45-64 | 65+ | % 65+ | 1990 | 2000 | |
City of Farrell | 11,000 | 8,645 | 6,841 | 6,050 | -13.1% | 2,915 | 3,022 | 50.0% | 401 | 6.6% | 905 | 15.0% | 688 | 11.4% | 1,425 | 23.6% | 1,261 | 20.8% | 1,370 | 22.6% | 39.8 | 40.1 |
City of Hermitage | 15,421 | 16,365 | 15,300 | 16,157 | 5.3% | 472 | 873 | 5.4% | 787 | 4.9% | 2,065 | 12.8% | 1,530 | 9.5% | 3,978 | 24.6% | 3,989 | 24.7% | 3,808 | 23.6% | 41.5 | 44.1 |
City of Sharon | 22,653 | 19,057 | 17,493 | 16,328 | -7.1% | 1,668 | 2,300 | 14.1% | 1,101 | 6.7% | 2,227 | 13.6% | 1,952 | 12.0% | 4,439 | 27.2% | 3,589 | 22.0% | 3,020 | 18.5% | 36.4 | 38.4 |
Clark Borough | 467 | 667 | 610 | 633 | 3.6% | 1 | 6 | 0.9% | 42 | 6.6% | 80 | 12.6% | 66 | 10.4% | 177 | 28.0% | 185 | 29.2% | 83 | 13.1% | 36.7 | 40.7 |
Fredonia Borough | 731 | 712 | 683 | 652 | -4.8% | 1 | 4 | 0.6% | 47 | 7.2% | 90 | 13.8% | 103 | 15.8% | 174 | 26.7% | 154 | 23.6% | 84 | 12.9% | 30.1 | 35.7 |
Greenville Borough | 8,704 | 7,730 | 6,734 | 6,380 | -5.5% | 162 | 250 | 3.9% | 351 | 5.5% | 785 | 12.3% | 1,321 | 20.7% | 1,584 | 24.8% | 1,274 | 20.0% | 1,065 | 16.7% | 33.0 | 34.6 |
Grove City Borough | 8,312 | 8,162 | 8,240 | 8,024 | -2.7% | 192 | 242 | 3.0% | 305 | 3.8% | 782 | 9.7% | 2,806 | 35.0% | 1,617 | 20.2% | 1,172 | 14.6% | 1,342 | 16.7% | 28.0 | 26.8 |
Jackson Center Borough | 274 | 265 | 244 | 221 | -10.4% | 2 | 1 | 0.5% | 17 | 7.7% | 39 | 17.6% | 27 | 12.2% | 75 | 33.9% | 38 | 17.2% | 25 | 11.3% | 35.5 | 32.5 |
Jamestown Borough | 937 | 854 | 761 | 636 | -19.7% | 2 | 3 | 0.5% | 32 | 5.0% | 93 | 14.6% | 85 | 13.4% | 173 | 27.2% | 157 | 24.7% | 96 | 15.1% | 37.3 | 37.8 |
Mercer Borough | 2,773 | 2,532 | 2,444 | 2,391 | -2.2% | 71 | 96 | 4.0% | 145 | 6.1% | 284 | 11.9% | 321 | 13.4% | 699 | 29.2% | 540 | 22.6% | 402 | 16.8% | 35.2 | 37.4 |
New Lebanon Borough | 211 | 197 | 209 | 205 | -2.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.5% | 7 | 3.4% | 31 | 15.1% | 35 | 17.1% | 55 | 26.8% | 51 | 24.9% | 26 | 12.7% | 33.4 | 35.7 |
Sandy Lake Borough | 772 | 779 | 722 | 743 | 2.8% | 3 | 6 | 0.8% | 42 | 5.7% | 110 | 14.8% | 104 | 14.0% | 203 | 27.3% | 156 | 21.0% | 128 | 17.2% | 37.4 | 37.3 |
Sharpsville Borough | 6,126 | 5,375 | 4,729 | 4,500 | -5.1% | 155 | 198 | 4.4% | 265 | 5.9% | 616 | 13.7% | 488 | 10.8% | 1,198 | 26.6% | 1,017 | 22.6% | 916 | 20.4% | 38.4 | 40.5 |
Sheakleyville Borough | 141 | 155 | 145 | 164 | 11.6% | 0 | 3 | 1.8% | 6 | 3.7% | 22 | 13.4% | 21 | 12.8% | 46 | 28.0% | 44 | 26.8% | 25 | 15.2% | 41.0 | 40.5 |
Stoneboro Borough | 1,129 | 1,177 | 1,091 | 1,104 | 1.2% | 13 | 19 | 1.7% | 77 | 7.0% | 138 | 12.5% | 140 | 12.7% | 288 | 26.1% | 253 | 22.9% | 208 | 18.8% | 38.4 | 39.4 |
West Middlesex Borough | 1,293 | 1,064 | 982 | 929 | -5.7% | 22 | 20 | 2.2% | 37 | 4.0% | 136 | 14.6% | 110 | 11.8% | 247 | 26.6% | 233 | 25.1% | 166 | 17.9% | 36.4 | 40.0 |
Wheatland Borough | 1,421 | 1,132 | 760 | 748 | -1.6% | 94 | 112 | 15.0% | 44 | 5.9% | 75 | 10.0% | 59 | 7.9% | 193 | 25.8% | 170 | 22.7% | 207 | 27.7% | 49.9 | 45.8 |
Cities and Boroughs | 82,365 | 74,868 | 67,988 | 65,865 | -3.2% | 5,774 | 7,156 | 10.9% | 3,706 | 5.6% | 8,478 | 12.9% | 9,856 | 15.0% | 16,571 | 25.2% | 14,283 | 21.7% | 12,971 | 19.7% | ||
Coolspring Township | 1,518 | 1,984 | 2,140 | 2,287 | 6.4% | 35 | 40 | 1.7% | 145 | 6.3% | 316 | 13.8% | 212 | 9.3% | 586 | 25.6% | 609 | 26.6% | 419 | 18.3% | 40.1 | 41.8 |
Deer Creek Township | 398 | 496 | 513 | 465 | -10.3% | 0 | 5 | 1.1% | 27 | 5.8% | 63 | 13.5% | 57 | 12.3% | 130 | 28.0% | 111 | 23.9% | 77 | 16.6% | 31.9 | 40.3 |
Delaware Township | 1,863 | 2,205 | 2,064 | 2,159 | 4.4% | 6 | 28 | 1.3% | 115 | 5.3% | 274 | 12.7% | 243 | 11.3% | 603 | 27.9% | 574 | 26.6% | 350 | 16.2% | 36.5 | 41.2 |
East Lackawannock Township | 1,314 | 1,709 | 1,606 | 1,701 | 5.6% | 34 | 59 | 3.5% | 132 | 7.8% | 241 | 14.2% | 156 | 9.2% | 428 | 25.2% | 448 | 26.3% | 296 | 17.4% | 38.2 | 40.3 |
Fairview Township | 889 | 965 | 910 | 1,036 | 12.2% | 0 | 10 | 1.0% | 79 | 7.6% | 210 | 20.3% | 129 | 12.5% | 267 | 25.8% | 241 | 23.3% | 110 | 10.6% | 32.9 | 33.4 |
Findley Township | 1,337 | 1,651 | 2,284 | 2,305 | 0.9% | 359 | 445 | 19.3% | 68 | 3.0% | 187 | 8.1% | 228 | 9.9% | 956 | 41.5% | 659 | 28.6% | 207 | 9.0% | 32.2 | 40.5 |
French Creek Township | 601 | 765 | 789 | 764 | -3.3% | 1 | 7 | 0.9% | 47 | 6.2% | 96 | 12.6% | 89 | 11.6% | 214 | 28.0% | 197 | 25.8% | 121 | 15.8% | 35.0 | 39.8 |
Greene Township | 1,099 | 1,292 | 1,247 | 1,153 | -8.2% | 17 | 14 | 1.2% | 59 | 5.1% | 128 | 11.1% | 136 | 11.8% | 280 | 24.3% | 364 | 31.6% | 186 | 16.1% | 36.4 | 43.8 |
Hempfield Township | 3,628 | 4,078 | 3,826 | 4,004 | 4.4% | 48 | 63 | 1.6% | 189 | 4.7% | 517 | 12.9% | 360 | 9.0% | 892 | 22.3% | 1,040 | 26.0% | 1,006 | 25.1% | 42.0 | 45.8 |
Jackson Township | 691 | 1,045 | 1,089 | 1,206 | 9.7% | 15 | 16 | 1.3% | 66 | 5.5% | 155 | 12.9% | 168 | 13.9% | 319 | 26.5% | 340 | 28.2% | 158 | 13.1% | 33.0 | 40.3 |
Jefferson Township | 1,623 | 2,007 | 1,998 | 2,416 | 17.3% | 12 | 42 | 1.7% | 159 | 6.6% | 333 | 13.8% | 239 | 9.9% | 718 | 29.7% | 619 | 25.6% | 348 | 14.4% | 36.7 | 39.3 |
Lackawannock Township | 1,974 | 2,814 | 2,677 | 2,561 | -4.5% | 21 | 65 | 2.5% | 209 | 8.2% | 424 | 16.6% | 316 | 12.3% | 705 | 27.5% | 615 | 24.0% | 292 | 11.4% | 30.9 | 35.1 |
Lake Township | 544 | 598 | 651 | 706 | 7.8% | 2 | 9 | 1.3% | 51 | 7.2% | 124 | 17.6% | 99 | 14.0% | 178 | 25.2% | 163 | 23.1% | 91 | 12.9% | 31.6 | 34.8 |
Liberty Township | 916 | 1,199 | 1,223 | 1,276 | 4.2% | 1 | 18 | 1.4% | 84 | 6.6% | 167 | 13.1% | 154 | 12.1% | 365 | 28.6% | 345 | 27.0% | 161 | 12.6% | 37.2 | 38.8 |
Mill Creek Township | 466 | 587 | 604 | 639 | 5.5% | 12 | 8 | 1.3% | 44 | 6.9% | 87 | 13.6% | 76 | 11.9% | 175 | 27.4% | 169 | 26.4% | 88 | 13.8% | 35.7 | 38.1 |
New Vernon Township | 402 | 476 | 493 | 524 | 5.9% | 2 | 1 | 0.2% | 43 | 8.2% | 65 | 12.4% | 58 | 11.1% | 145 | 27.7% | 134 | 25.6% | 79 | 15.1% | 35.8 | 38.3 |
Otter Creek Township | 565 | 605 | 583 | 611 | 4.6% | 13 | 14 | 2.3% | 32 | 5.2% | 101 | 16.5% | 55 | 9.0% | 198 | 32.4% | 148 | 24.2% | 77 | 12.6% | 34.2 | 38.7 |
Perry Township | 1,368 | 1,597 | 1,468 | 1,471 | 0.2% | 19 | 12 | 0.8% | 78 | 5.3% | 201 | 13.7% | 161 | 10.9% | 421 | 28.6% | 386 | 26.2% | 224 | 15.2% | 34.9 | 40.2 |
Pine Township | 3,514 | 3,762 | 4,193 | 4,493 | 6.7% | 240 | 347 | 7.7% | 219 | 4.9% | 663 | 14.8% | 832 | 18.5% | 1,040 | 23.1% | 1,038 | 23.1% | 701 | 15.6% | 34.5 | 37.5 |
Pymatuning Township | 3,073 | 3,880 | 3,736 | 3,782 | 1.2% | 71 | 83 | 2.2% | 293 | 7.7% | 600 | 15.9% | 425 | 11.2% | 1,098 | 29.0% | 847 | 22.4% | 519 | 13.7% | 32.5 | 36.6 |
Salem Township | 679 | 695 | 678 | 769 | 11.8% | 0 | 10 | 1.3% | 50 | 6.5% | 95 | 12.4% | 87 | 11.3% | 223 | 29.0% | 210 | 27.3% | 104 | 13.5% | 34.8 | 39.8 |
Sandy Creek Township | 753 | 847 | 806 | 848 | 5.0% | 1 | 7 | 0.8% | 41 | 4.8% | 112 | 13.2% | 90 | 10.6% | 223 | 26.3% | 248 | 29.2% | 134 | 15.8% | 36.4 | 42.3 |
Sandy Lake Township | 884 | 1,163 | 1,161 | 1,248 | 7.0% | 6 | 14 | 1.1% | 80 | 6.4% | 158 | 12.7% | 119 | 9.5% | 346 | 27.7% | 347 | 27.8% | 198 | 15.9% | 36.5 | 41.5 |
Shenango Township | 3,141 | 4,399 | 4,339 | 4,037 | -7.5% | 136 | 112 | 2.8% | 227 | 5.6% | 550 | 13.6% | 399 | 9.9% | 1,109 | 27.5% | 1,066 | 26.4% | 686 | 17.0% | 35.9 | 41.3 |
South Pymatuning Township | 2,973 | 3,016 | 2,775 | 2,857 | 2.9% | 21 | 39 | 1.4% | 142 | 5.0% | 376 | 13.2% | 263 | 9.2% | 816 | 28.6% | 739 | 25.9% | 521 | 18.2% | 39.6 | 41.7 |
Springfield Township | 1,878 | 1,904 | 1,892 | 1,972 | 4.1% | 22 | 30 | 1.5% | 152 | 7.7% | 267 | 13.5% | 246 | 12.5% | 573 | 29.1% | 503 | 25.5% | 231 | 11.7% | 33.4 | 36.6 |
Sugar Grove Township | 1,029 | 1,153 | 987 | 909 | -8.6% | 3 | 24 | 2.6% | 51 | 5.6% | 125 | 13.8% | 82 | 9.0% | 249 | 27.4% | 236 | 26.0% | 166 | 18.3% | 38.3 | 42.1 |
West Salem Township | 3,551 | 3,862 | 3,547 | 3,565 | 0.5% | 20 | 52 | 1.5% | 162 | 4.5% | 424 | 11.9% | 385 | 10.8% | 842 | 23.6% | 894 | 25.1% | 858 | 24.1% | 39.9 | 44.5 |
Wilmington Township | 812 | 1,073 | 1,177 | 1,105 | -6.5% | 18 | 24 | 2.2% | 75 | 6.8% | 195 | 17.6% | 181 | 16.4% | 243 | 22.0% | 262 | 23.7% | 149 | 13.5% | 29.8 | 35.9 |
Wolf Creek Township | 610 | 711 | 653 | 729 | 10.4% | 2 | 23 | 3.2% | 40 | 5.5% | 106 | 14.5% | 82 | 11.2% | 207 | 28.4% | 214 | 29.4% | 80 | 11.0% | 35.0 | 39.7 |
Worth Township | 767 | 893 | 906 | 830 | -9.2% | 6 | 8 | 1.0% | 50 | 6.0% | 116 | 14.0% | 90 | 10.8% | 242 | 29.2% | 200 | 24.1% | 132 | 15.9% | 34.7 | 39.9 |
Townships | 44,860 | 53,431 | 53,015 | 54,428 | 2.6% | 1,143 | 1,629 | 3.0% | 3,209 | 5.9% | 7,476 | 13.7% | 6,217 | 11.4% | 14,791 | 27.2% | 13,966 | 25.7% | 8,769 | 16.1% | ||
Mercer County | 127,225 | 128,299 | 121,003 | 120,293 | -0.6% | 6,917 | 8,785 | 7.3% | 6,915 | 5.7% | 15,954 | 13.3% | 16,073 | 13.4% | 31,362 | 26.1% | 28,249 | 23.5% | 21,740 | 18.1% | 36.4 | 39.6 |
Pennsylvania | 11,800,766 | 11,864,720 | 11,881,643 | 12,281,059 | 3.3% | 1,459,585 | 1,958,599 | 15.9% | 727,804 | 5.9% | 1,691,794 | 13.8% | 1,597,072 | 13.0% | 3,508,562 | 28.6% | 2,836,657 | 23.1% | 1,919,165 | 15.6% | 35.4 | 38 |