Mars vs Saxonburg

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

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

Saxonburg has the higher population (1,293 vs 1,255 in Mars). Mars has the higher median household income ($58,000 vs $52,083 in Saxonburg). Mars has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $195,600 in Saxonburg).

Population, income & housing

	Mars	Saxonburg
Population	1,255	1,293
Median age	53.9 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,000	$52,083
Median home value	$286,200	$195,600
Median gross rent	$884	$853
Housing units	668	708
Homeownership rate	48.1%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mars	Saxonburg
Population	1,336 → 1,255 (-6.1%)	1,609 → 1,293 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$45,100 → $58,000 (+28.6%)	$50,125 → $52,083 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$166,500 → $286,200 (+71.9%)	$182,500 → $195,600 (+7.2%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $884 (+29.1%)	$693 → $853 (+23.1%)

Mars

Population

1,3361,255

Median household income

$45,100$58,000

Median home value

$166,500$286,200

Median gross rent

$685$884

Saxonburg

Population

1,6091,293

Median household income

$50,125$52,083

Median home value

$182,500$195,600

Median gross rent

$693$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mars	Saxonburg
Under 5	2.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	8.1%	8.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	6.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.3%	17.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	15.3%
75 and over	18.7%	17.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mars	Saxonburg
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
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%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mars	Saxonburg
No high school diploma	8.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	28.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mars	Saxonburg
Drove alone	86.3%	80.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mars	Saxonburg
1-unit, detached	52.5%	42.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	17.4%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	11.9%
20 or more units	19.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Mars	Saxonburg
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.9%
Average household size	1.95	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1978