Marcus Hook vs Trainer

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

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

Marcus Hook has the higher population (2,236 vs 1,725 in Trainer). Trainer has the higher median household income ($85,170 vs $50,952 in Marcus Hook). Trainer has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $108,000 in Marcus Hook).

Population, income & housing

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
Population	2,236	1,725
Median age	33.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,952	$85,170
Median home value	$108,000	$120,900
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,168
Housing units	1,016	830
Homeownership rate	31.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
Population	2,258 → 2,236 (-1.0%)	1,911 → 1,725 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $50,952 (+40.6%)	$47,500 → $85,170 (+79.3%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $108,000 (+30.1%)	$112,100 → $120,900 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,155 (+41.4%)	$1,103 → $1,168 (+5.9%)

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

Trainer

Population

1,9111,725

Median household income

$47,500$85,170

Median home value

$112,100$120,900

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,168

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
Under 5	3.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	26.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	19.1%
75 and over	3.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	45.2%
Black or African American	15.6%	31.4%
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%	14.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
No high school diploma	9.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	54.6%	58.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
Drove alone	61.6%	50.5%
Carpooled	25.7%	36.8%
Public transit	3.7%	4.8%
Walked	1.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
1-unit, detached	8.9%	31.4%
1-unit, attached	49.2%	52.4%
2 to 4 units	36.6%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Marcus Hook	Trainer
Poverty rate	11.9%	21.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1943	1955