Marcus Hook vs Parkside

A side-by-side comparison of Marcus Hook and Parkside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkside has the higher population (2,304 vs 2,236 in Marcus Hook). Parkside has the higher median household income ($91,902 vs $50,952 in Marcus Hook). Parkside has the higher median home value ($188,700 vs $108,000 in Marcus Hook).

Population, income & housing

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
Population	2,236	2,304
Median age	33.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,952	$91,902
Median home value	$108,000	$188,700
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,061
Housing units	1,016	885
Homeownership rate	31.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
Population	2,258 → 2,236 (-1.0%)	2,227 → 2,304 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $50,952 (+40.6%)	$66,968 → $91,902 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $108,000 (+30.1%)	$142,800 → $188,700 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,155 (+41.4%)	$1,063 → $1,061 (-0.2%)

Marcus Hook

Population

2,2582,236

Median household income

$36,250$50,952

Median home value

$83,000$108,000

Median gross rent

$817$1,155

Parkside

Population

2,2272,304

Median household income

$66,968$91,902

Median home value

$142,800$188,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
Under 5	3.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	26.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	14.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	20.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.9%
75 and over	3.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	68.2%
Black or African American	15.6%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
No high school diploma	9.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	54.6%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
Drove alone	61.6%	67.2%
Carpooled	25.7%	9.7%
Public transit	3.7%	2.2%
Walked	1.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
1-unit, detached	8.9%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	49.2%	29.2%
2 to 4 units	36.6%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marcus Hook	Parkside
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1943	1952