County Information
- 13 Municipalities
- Land Area: 226.10 Square Miles
- 10% of the US Population is within 75 miles of Mercer County
- Population, 2009 Census: 366,222
- Median household income, 2008 data: $70,347
- Private Sector Wage, 2009 data: $55,407
- Equidistant from New York and Philadelphia
- Over 27,000 acres of open space and preserved farmland
- Seven parks, seven recreational areas, four public golf courses, a living history farm and wildlife center
- 7 Colleges and Universities
- Home to the Trenton Devils at Sun National Bank Center, the Devils are owned by the New Jersey Devils and affiliated with the AHL’s Albany Devils
- Home to the Trenton Titans at Sovereign Bank Arena, an AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders and the 2005 ECHL Kelly Cup Champanions
- Within a two hour drive of 29.8 million people
- Surrounding Trenton-Mercer Airport
- The top 5 industries, based on number of employees, includes: Government; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Educational Services; and Retail Trade.
- From May 2009 to May 2010, 422 businesses have filed to register a business name (source: Mercer County Clerk’s Office)
- Fourteen of top 20 professions in Mercer County are growing (source: NJ Department of Labor)
- The unemployment rate in Mercer County is consistently lower than state and national averages
- There are 7,500 jobs predicted to be added to the local economy each year through 2016, or about 17.5 percent of all new jobs annually statewide (source: NJ Department of Labor)
- According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the median household income in Mercer County is $70,570.
- Mercer County has delivered more than 100 loans totaling $5.9 million through its Loan Fund.
- More than 500 jobs created or retained by Mercer County Loan Fund since 2001
