Mars, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,653 (All urban)

Mars, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 717 (685 occupied: 356 owner occupied, 329 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1604 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $529 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $621)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $587

Median gross rent in Mars, PA in 2007: $638

Housing units in Mars with a mortgage: 194 (13 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120

Mars,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,752 (it was $98,500 in 2000)

Mars:	$139,752
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,438 - $172,695

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $159,322
Here: $159,322
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $133,237
Here: $133,237
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $122,206
Here: $122,206
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,695
Here: $55,695
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $45,290
Here: $45,290
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $38,929
Here: $38,929
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,478

In family households: 1,182 (315 male householders, 85 female householders)
326 spouses, 412 children (389 natural, 15 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 296 (73 male householders (64 living alone)), 204 female householders (196 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 263 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 183 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 260 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

237 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (5 men, 61 women).

97.1% of residents of Mars speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 16 (0.9%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mars, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 56 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 132 4 rooms: 74 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 87
1970 to 1979: 104
1960 to 1969: 65
1950 to 1959: 104
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 287

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mars:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 85 3 bedrooms: 193 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 112 3 bedrooms: 30 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 92 2 vehicles: 169 3 vehicles: 60 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 179 2 vehicles: 60 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mars, PA:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 85
$150,000 to $174,999: 59
$175,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 to $249,999: 36
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mars rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mars:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 33
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 25
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 38
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 5

Mars, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.2%
Number of people working at home: 19 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 49
5 to 9 minutes: 87
10 to 14 minutes: 93
15 to 19 minutes: 93
20 to 24 minutes: 93
25 to 29 minutes: 39
30 to 34 minutes: 68
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 62
60 to 89 minutes: 36
90 or more minutes: 9

Mars mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 549 (81%)
Carpooled: 69 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Railroad: 1 (0%)
Walked: 38 (6%)
Worked at home: 19 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 76
$10,000 to $14,999: 86
$15,000 to $19,999: 39
$20,000 to $24,999: 63
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 38
$40,000 to $44,999: 38
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 50
$60,000 to $74,999: 65
$75,000 to $99,999: 60
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

German: 336

United States or American: 132

Irish: 118

English: 107

Scotch-Irish: 88

Italian: 86

Polish: 32

Swedish: 30

Other groups: 27

Scottish: 26

French (except Basque): 25

European: 19

Welsh: 16

Slovak: 14

Russian: 11

Dutch: 10

Hungarian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

British: 6

Czech: 6

Finnish: 5

Norwegian: 4

Croatian: 3

Arab:: 3

Canadian: 3

Lebanese: 3

Belgian: 2

Pennsylvania German: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Spain (44%)
Lebanon (19%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (13%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1451
Northeast: 120
Midwest: 58
South: 69
West: 16

64% of Mars residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 2
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 201
Less than 1 year of college: 31
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
Associate degree: 42
Bachelor's degree: 112
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 95
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 305
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 71
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 81
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,837
Some other race householders: $38,192
Two or more races householders: $35,597
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $17,467

Mars household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mars marital status for males

Mars marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,292
Two or more races householders: $248,290

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 393
One, attached: 7
Two: 56
3 or 4: 62
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 48
20 to 49: 4
50 or more: 103
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,018

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mars:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	4.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	8.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	11.4%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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