Bear Rocks vs Point Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Bear Rocks and Point Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

Bear Rocks and Point Marion are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bear Rocks has the higher population (1,239 vs 1,151 in Point Marion). Bear Rocks has the higher median household income ($66,688 vs $50,781 in Point Marion). Bear Rocks has the higher median home value ($220,300 vs $94,700 in Point Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
Population	1,239	1,151
Median age	57.0 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,688	$50,781
Median home value	$220,300	$94,700
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	670	498
Homeownership rate	91.7%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
Population	794 → 1,239 (+56.0%)	1,280 → 1,151 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$90,926 → $66,688 (-26.7%)	$53,313 → $50,781 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$179,100 → $220,300 (+23.0%)	$70,800 → $94,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $925 (+8.8%)

Bear Rocks

Population

7941,239

Median household income

$90,926$66,688

Median home value

$179,100$220,300

Point Marion

Population

1,2801,151

Median household income

$53,313$50,781

Median home value

$70,800$94,700

Median gross rent

$850$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
Under 5	0.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	2.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	5.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	15.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	31.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	19.5%	8.4%
75 and over	3.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
No high school diploma	6.0%	17.4%
High school graduate	35.8%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
Drove alone	78.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	7.6%
Other means	2.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
1-unit, detached	90.0%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bear Rocks	Point Marion
Poverty rate	5.4%	28.1%
Average household size	2.04	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1978	1938