Chicora vs Mars

A side-by-side comparison of Chicora and Mars: population, income, housing, and more.

Chicora and Mars are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mars has the higher population (1,255 vs 969 in Chicora). Chicora has the higher median household income ($64,583 vs $58,000 in Mars). Mars has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $161,400 in Chicora).

Population, income & housing

	Chicora	Mars
Population	969	1,255
Median age	37.9 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,583	$58,000
Median home value	$161,400	$286,200
Median gross rent	$663	$884
Housing units	502	668
Homeownership rate	74.3%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chicora	Mars
Population	982 → 969 (-1.3%)	1,336 → 1,255 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$62,734 → $64,583 (+2.9%)	$45,100 → $58,000 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $161,400 (+43.5%)	$166,500 → $286,200 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $663 (+17.8%)	$685 → $884 (+29.1%)

Chicora

Population

982969

Median household income

$62,734$64,583

Median home value

$112,500$161,400

Median gross rent

$563$663

Mars

Population

1,3361,255

Median household income

$45,100$58,000

Median home value

$166,500$286,200

Median gross rent

$685$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chicora	Mars
Under 5	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	23.0%	8.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.9%
75 and over	13.2%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chicora	Mars
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chicora	Mars
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chicora	Mars
Drove alone	90.0%	86.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chicora	Mars
1-unit, detached	79.7%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	13.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	19.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chicora	Mars
Poverty rate	8.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.54	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1953	1962