Mars

Population: 1,255
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $286,200

Mars, a community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, has 1,255 residents. Its median household income of $58,000 runs below the Butler County figure of $86,775.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mars's population declined 6.1% from 1,336 to 1,255, while its median home value rose 71.9% from $166,500 to $286,200.

12.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.95 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,255
Median age: 53.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $286,200
Median gross rent: $884
Housing units: 668
Homeownership rate: 48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3361,255

Median household income

$45,100$58,000

Median home value

$166,500$286,200

Median gross rent

$685$884

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,336	$45,100	$166,500	$685
2020	1,477	$44,773	$173,000	$714
2021	1,310	$52,386	$203,800	$817
2022	1,169	$57,700	$266,700	$872
2023	1,255	$58,000	$286,200	$884

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over18.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	2.8%
5 to 17	102	8.1%
18 to 24	124	9.9%
25 to 34	123	9.8%
35 to 44	81	6.5%
45 to 54	189	15.1%
55 to 64	204	16.3%
65 to 74	162	12.9%
75 and over	235	18.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,132	90.2%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	8.4%
High school graduate	278	28.0%
Some college or associate's	359	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	152	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	122	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	524	86.3%
Carpooled	50	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	201	34.3%
15 to 29 min	139	23.7%
30 to 44 min	141	24.1%
45 to 59 min	40	6.8%
60+ min	65	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 12.3% (138 of 1,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	232	40.0%
Nonfamily households	348	60.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	580	86.8%
Vacant	88	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	279	48.1%
Renter-occupied	301	51.9%

1-unit, detached52.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units19.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	351	52.5%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	97	14.5%
5 to 19 units	88	13.2%
20 or more units	127	19.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4247672
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6970, -80.0141