Mars Hill vs Van Buren

A side-by-side comparison of Mars Hill and Van Buren: population, income, housing, and more.

Mars Hill and Van Buren are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren has the higher population (1,614 vs 934 in Mars Hill). Mars Hill has the higher median household income ($46,667 vs $35,200 in Van Buren). Mars Hill has the higher median home value ($126,200 vs $90,200 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
Population	934	1,614
Median age	54.1 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	$35,200
Median home value	$126,200	$90,200
Median gross rent	$475	$596
Housing units	435	1,005
Homeownership rate	55.5%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
Population	990 → 934 (-5.7%)	1,683 → 1,614 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$43,182 → $46,667 (+8.1%)	$27,917 → $35,200 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $126,200 (+32.4%)	$74,400 → $90,200 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $475 (-18.9%)	$547 → $596 (+9.0%)

Mars Hill

Population

990934

Median household income

$43,182$46,667

Median home value

$95,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$586$475

Van Buren

Population

1,6831,614

Median household income

$27,917$35,200

Median home value

$74,400$90,200

Median gross rent

$547$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
Under 5	7.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	4.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	16.9%
75 and over	21.3%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
No high school diploma	12.9%	21.8%
High school graduate	42.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
Drove alone	57.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	22.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	10.1%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	63.2%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	31.8%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Mars Hill	Van Buren
Poverty rate	15.9%	24.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1963	1957