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Mars, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Mars is a Census borough of 1,285 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $50,938, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mars
What Mars is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,732
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mars
How many people live in Mars
- Population1,285
- Median age54.8 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 18176 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1813.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over458 plus or minus 113
- Share 65 and over35.6 percent
- Households573
- Family households253 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families44.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mars
Income and work in Mars
- Median household income$50,938 plus or minus $26,791
- Per capita income$43,967 plus or minus $10,443
- Civilian labor force604 plus or minus 176
- Employed598 plus or minus 176
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over1,014
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mars
Housing in Mars
- Housing units655
- Occupied units573
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied323 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied250 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate56.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$732 plus or minus $282
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Single family units355 plus or minus 72
- Share single family54.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more300 plus or minus 87
- Share in buildings of two or more45.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mars
How Mars gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute557 plus or minus 184
- Commuting under 15 minutes177 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.4 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mars
SBA loans in Mars (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$11,481,400
- Average approval$395,910
- Median approval$110,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,346,520
- Largest approval$2,257,200
- Jobs supported563
- Jobs per approval19.4
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.9 percent
- Share to franchises31.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mars
SBA loans in Mars (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$5,509,000
- Average approval$612,111
- Median approval$598,000
- Largest approval$1,250,000
- Jobs supported94
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mars
Flood risk in Mars
- NFIP communityBorough of Mars
- NFIP community number420220
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/18
The Borough of Mars participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420220 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Butler County, not Mars
Butler County context, not Mars figures
- Establishments in Butler County5,083
- Covered employment, Butler County88,461
- Average annual pay, Butler County$65,579
- Housing units permitted, Butler County976
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mars.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mars questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mars, Pennsylvania?
1,285, in 573 households. Mars borough covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 2,732 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mars in?
Butler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mars?
$50,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,100. Median gross rent is $732 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mars businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $11.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $110,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $5.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mars borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mars. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mars in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mars appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mars, borough of, community 420220, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mars figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mars.
Is zoning published for Mars?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.