Martin County, IN

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2022 Population

9,863

0.223% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

0.478% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

14.1%

13.7% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$65,489

14.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$142,400

9.54% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Martin County, IN had a population of 9.86k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $65,489. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Martin County, IN declined from 9,885 to 9,863, a −0.223% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,199 to $65,489, a 14.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Martin County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.27%), White (Hispanic) (1.31%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.497%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.203%).

None of the households in Martin County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Martin County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Martin County, IN was $142,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.8%.

Most people in Martin County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Martin County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Martin County, IN borders Daviess County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, and Orange County, IN.

United States Indiana

Population & Diversity

Martin County, IN is home to a population of 9.86k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.284% of Martin County, IN residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2022, there were 28.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.33k people) in Martin County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 323 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 129 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Martin County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Martin County, IN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Martin County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Martin County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.33k ± 126
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
323 ± 99.5
White (Hispanic)
129 ± 18

1.31%

Hispanic Population

129 people

1.31% of the people in Martin County, IN are hispanic (129 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Martin County, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.284%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

28 people

0.0809%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

As of 2022, 0.284% of Martin County, IN residents (28 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Martin County, IN was 0.0809%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Martin County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
413 ± 114
Gulf War (1990s)
92 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 50

Martin County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Martin County, IN employs 4.69k people. The largest industries in Martin County, IN are Manufacturing (994 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (641 people), and Public Administration (494 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($100,438), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,146), and Public Administration ($69,242).

Employment

Occupations

4.69k

2022 Value

± 433

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Martin County, IN grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 4.53k employees to 4.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Martin County, IN, are Production Occupations (560 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (419 people), and Material Moving Occupations (404 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Martin County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.69k

2022 Value

± 433

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Martin County, IN grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 4.53k employees to 4.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Martin County, IN, are Manufacturing (994 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (641 people), and Public Administration (494 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Martin County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Martin County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,431

Median earning men ± $6,700

$35,514

Median earning women ± $3,874

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,536), Public Administration ($88,917), and Wholesale Trade ($67,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,231), Public Administration ($58,036), and Wholesale Trade ($55,455).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

44
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
38
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
37
Other Services, Except Public Administration

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Martin County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 78.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.02%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (78.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.02%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Martin County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Martin County, IN was $142,400 in 2022, which is 0.505 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $130,000 to $142,400, a 9.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Martin County, IN is 78.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Martin County, IN have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Martin County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Martin County, IN is $65,489. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Martin County, IN was Census Tract 9501 with a value of $73,579, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9502, with respective values of $68,650 and $57,443.

Property

$142,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,788

$3,121

Median Property Taxes

±$317

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Martin County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Martin County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2022

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.8% of the housing units in Martin County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Martin County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9502

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Martin County, IN was Census Tract 9501 with a value of $73,579, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9502, with respective values of $68,650 and $57,443.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Martin County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,489

Median Household Income

± $7,170

3.96k

Number of Households

± 395

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.96k households in Martin County, IN grew to $65,489 from the previous year's value of $57,199.

The following chart displays the households in Martin County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Martin County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.9%)
Carpooled (8.34%)
Worked At Home (7.55%)

In 2022, 81.9% of workers in Martin County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.34%) and those who worked at home (7.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Martin County, IN have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Martin County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Martin County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Martin County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Martin County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Martin County, IN (1.37k out of 9.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Martin County, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Martin County, IN has health coverage, with 51.3% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 9.71% on non-group plans, and 1.46% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Martin County, IN see 5040 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.72% decrease from the previous year (5128 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4890 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 9780 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,040 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Martin County, IN

Primary care physicians in Martin County, IN see an average of 5,040 patients per year. This represents a 1.72% decrease from the previous year (5,128 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Martin County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.49%

Uninsured

51.3%

Employer Coverage

12.7%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

9.71%

Non-Group

1.46%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Martin County, IN declined by 1.69% from 7.62% to 7.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Martin County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.