Mercersburg, PA Profile

Mercersburg, PA, population 1,581, is located in Pennsylvania's Franklin county, about 78.2 miles from Baltimore and 78.3 miles from Arlington.

Through the 90's Mercersburg's population has declined by about 6%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Mercersburg has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 Mercersburg's population has grown by about 2%.

Mercersburg's property crime levels tend to be Pennsylvania's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	92%
	African American	6%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	9.99%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,540	N/A
2001	1,534	-0.39%
2002	1,537	0.20%
2003	1,537	0.00%
2004	1,545	0.52%
2005	1,544	-0.06%
2006	1,553	0.58%
2007	1,593	2.58%
2008	1,586	-0.44%
2009	1,581	-0.32%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,619

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	584
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	387
2007	257
2008	0
2009	0
2010	63

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	0	1	2	6
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	0	0	6
2007	0	0	0	4
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	1	0

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	714
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	2,645
2007	2,506
2008	187
2009	1,762
2010	2,072

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2	8	1
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	4	37	0
2007	5	34	0
2008	1	2	0
2009	5	20	3
2010	6	26	1

Location

Elevation	540 feet above sea level
Land Area	1 Square Miles