Pennsylvania · Census place 47672
Mars borough, PA
Quick answer
Mars borough has 1,255 residents, ranking #881 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $58,000, the median home is worth $286,200 and median gross rent runs $884 a month.
- Population
- 1,255Mars borough residents
- Median household income
- $58,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $884Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mars borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mars borough median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 48.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Newville borough 1,269
- West Leechburg borough 1,257
- Birchwood Lakes CDP 1,255
- Waterford borough 1,254
- Dewart CDP 1,241
- Westfield borough 1,241
- Bear Rocks CDP 1,239
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