• 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