Mars vs Nixon

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

Mars and Nixon 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 1,214 in Nixon). Nixon has the higher median household income ($129,909 vs $58,000 in Mars). Nixon has the higher median home value ($300,000 vs $286,200 in Mars).

Population, income & housing

	Mars	Nixon
Population	1,255	1,214
Median age	53.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,000	$129,909
Median home value	$286,200	$300,000
Median gross rent	$884	—
Housing units	668	471
Homeownership rate	48.1%	96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mars	Nixon
Population	1,336 → 1,255 (-6.1%)	1,265 → 1,214 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$45,100 → $58,000 (+28.6%)	$93,333 → $129,909 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$166,500 → $286,200 (+71.9%)	$249,100 → $300,000 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $884 (+29.1%)	—

Mars

Population

1,3361,255

Median household income

$45,100$58,000

Median home value

$166,500$286,200

Median gross rent

$685$884

Nixon

Population

1,2651,214

Median household income

$93,333$129,909

Median home value

$249,100$300,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mars	Nixon
Under 5	2.8%	10.5%
5 to 17	8.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	6.5%	15.8%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.4%
75 and over	18.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mars	Nixon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
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	1.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mars	Nixon
No high school diploma	8.4%	0.2%
High school graduate	28.0%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mars	Nixon
Drove alone	86.3%	62.6%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	32.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mars	Nixon
1-unit, detached	52.5%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mars	Nixon
Poverty rate	12.3%	2.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1962	1959