Martinsville, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,658

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

4.48% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.5%

7.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$46,727

10.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$98,400

Population & Diversity

Martinsville, VA is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 94.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.42% of Martinsville, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.01k people).

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6k people) in Martinsville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.69k White (Non-Hispanic) and 788 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Martinsville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Martinsville, VA was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Martinsville, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6k ± 402
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.69k ± 51
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
788 ± 208

8.55%

Hispanic Population

1.17k people

8.55% of the people in Martinsville, VA are hispanic (1.17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Martinsville, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

7.42%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

6.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

903 people

As of 2024, 7.42% of Martinsville, VA residents (1.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Martinsville, VA was 6.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
269 ± 111
Vietnam
135 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
126 ± 73

Martinsville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Martinsville, VA.

Economy

The economy of Martinsville, VA employs 5.74k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Martinsville, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (970 people), Retail Trade (826 people), and Manufacturing (778 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($91,094), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,234), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,477).

Employment

Occupations

5.74k

2024 Value

± 576

3.87%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Martinsville, VA grew at a rate of 3.87%, from 5.53k employees to 5.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Martinsville, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (786 people), Production Occupations (519 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (468 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Martinsville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.74k

2024 Value

± 576

3.87%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Martinsville, VA grew at a rate of 3.87%, from 5.53k employees to 5.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Martinsville, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (970 people), Retail Trade (826 people), and Manufacturing (778 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Martinsville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Martinsville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,406

Median earning men ± $5,447

$31,814

Median earning women ± $3,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($67,734), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,231), and Construction ($50,024).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,266), Public Administration ($58,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Martinsville, VA was $98,400 in 2024, which is 0.296 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,500 to $98,400, a 6.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Martinsville, VA is 55.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Martinsville, VA have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Martinsville, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$98,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,859

$3,165

Median Property Taxes

±$359

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 Martinsville, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.4%

Homeownership

2024

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.4% of the housing units in Martinsville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Martinsville, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$46,727

Median Household Income

± $5,215

5.71k

Number of Households

± 561

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.71k households in Martinsville, VA grew to $46,727 from the previous year's value of $42,434.

The following chart displays the households in Martinsville, VA 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Martinsville, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (10%)
Carpooled (6.9%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Martinsville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who carpooled to work (6.9%).

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

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Martinsville, VA have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.16% of the workforce in Martinsville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Martinsville, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Martinsville, VA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Martinsville, VA (3.1k out of 13.2k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Martinsville, VA is Black, followed by White and Asian.

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

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

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

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