W Middlesex's Livability
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B-
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Housing -
D+
Job Market -
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Diversity -
B-
Crime -
B
Commute -
C+
Education -
C+
Weather -
D-
Amenities
About W Middlesex, PA
W Middlesex, PA is located in Mercer County in the state of Pennsylvania.
The total City Population for W Middlesex is about 4,706 with about 173 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $127,200, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Home Value of $159,612 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 33% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $56,686, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,812 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 1% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 49.3%
Female Population Estimate: 50.7%
Median Age: 45.4
Male Median Age: 44.7
Female Median Age: 46.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:1.64%
Hispanic:0.59%
Indian:0.49%
Asian:0.45%
Other:0.38%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Bob Casey Jr.](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bob_casey_jr.jpg)
![John Fetterman](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_fetterman.jpg)
![Josh Shapiro](/assets/images/politicians/governors/josh_shapiro.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 36.35%
Libertarian: 1.28%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Middlesex specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Mercer County: About 4.18207 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Mercer County: About 215.582 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Mercer County is about 6% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 25% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Middlesex is about 7.9%.
Pennsylvania is ranked #30 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.46 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 20.1The average living wage for the state of Pennsylvania is $29.08/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage score of 16.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.83/hr, which gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 21.41 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Pennsylvania is $157.74, resulting in a UI benefit score of 20.67 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Pennsylvania does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Pennsylvania does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Pennsylvania does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Pennsylvania does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Pennsylvania does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Pennsylvania does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Pennsylvania does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Pennsylvania does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Pennsylvania does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Pennsylvania does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Pennsylvania does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Pennsylvania does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Pennsylvania does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 16159Latitude: 41.153332
Longitude: -80.448398
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 810.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 724