COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mars vs Economy
PLACE A
Mars, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Economy, Pennsylvania
Mars is 85% smaller than Economy. Economy earns more, with a median household income $44,375 higher. Economy has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -14%).
MARSECONOMYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3919,098−85% vs Economy
Population density2,960509+2,450
Population growth-14.2%1.4%−15.6 pts
Median age54.850.7+4.1
Male46.1%50.1%−3.9 pts
Female53.9%49.9%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.1%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%94.3%−4.1 pts
Black0.5%1.1%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%0.4%+7.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.9%4.1%−3.2 pts
Median household income$50,938$95,313−$44,375
Per capita income$43,967$49,651−$5,684
Poverty rate10.0%6.5%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5420.397+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%37.0%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree13.8%14.1%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%3.3%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation54.1%61.3%−7.3 pts
Median home value$294,100$250,800+$43,300
Median gross rent$732$1,009−$277
Owner-occupied56.4%94.4%−38.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%3.8%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households61.2%36.6%+24.6 pts
Average commute25.129.2−4.1
Worked from home6.2%18.6%−12.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.5%4.0%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025