About Point Marion

Point Marion is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,331 people and just one neighborhood, Point Marion is the 803rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Point Marion was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Point Marion is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.0% of the Point Marion workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Point Marion is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Point Marion who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.79%), sales jobs (9.55%), and food service (5.28%).

Also of interest is that Point Marion has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Point Marion is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Point Marion, the average commute to work is 30.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Point Marion is a very car-oriented borough. 96.71% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Point Marion is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Point Marion has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Point Marion, even though it is a small borough, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the borough who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Point Marion Information and Demographics

The citizens of Point Marion are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.38% of adults in Point Marion having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Point Marion in 2000 was $13,300, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,200 for a family of four.

The people who call Point Marion home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Point Marion is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Point Marion include German, Irish, Italian, English, Slovak, Belgian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Point Marion is English.