Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Martinsville, Indiana, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Martinsville, Indiana. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Martinsville, Indiana. The estimated population of Martinsville, Indiana is 11,848 people, with a median age of 36.3.

We can look at the total population in Martinsville over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
11,848
+0.35%
+1.73%
2020
11,807
+1.48%
-
2019
11,635
-0.09% -
2018
11,646
-0.01% -
2017
11,647
- -

Population of Martinsville, Indiana by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
96.2%
94.8%
+1.48%
Black/African American
0.5%
1.5%
-66.67%
Native
0%
0.2%
-100.00%
Hispanic
1.8%
1.4%
+28.57%
Asian
0.5%
0.2%
+150.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
1%
2%
-50.00%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Martinsville, Indiana by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 36.3 -4.47% 33 -3.79% 40.3 -2.66%
2020 38 -0.78% 34.3 -3.65% 41.4 +0.98%
2019 38.3 -0.78% 35.6 -4.81% 41 +1.74%
2018 38.6 -3.26% 37.4 -2.6% 40.3 -2.66%
2017 39.9 - 38.4 - 41.4 -

The median age of Martinsville, Indiana gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 706 +5.99% 838 -4.15% 748 772
10 to 19 586 +35.82% 571 +13.88% 798 648
20 to 29 910 +25.7% 956 -0.91% 1,157 936
30 to 39 694 +39.66% 572 -7.69% 998 519
40 to 49 818 -19.3% 783 -6.37% 633 726
50 to 59 653 +9.59% 859 -0.44% 691 836
60 to 69 667 -12.24% 629 -0.77% 578 620
70+ 554 -22.89% 851 -11.59% 433 755

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Martinsville, Indiana is $52,599.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Martinsville.

  • Under 25
    $36,354.00
  • 25 to 44
    $69,659.00
  • 45 to 64
    $48,713.00
  • 65 and over
    $31,930.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Martinsville, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Martinsville, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Martinsville, Indiana is currently $62,923.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.88% of households in Martinsville are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Martinsville against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.07%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.11%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.73%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.61%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.54%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.06%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.88%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Martinsville is $25,182.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Martinsville by the total population of Martinsville.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Martinsville, Indiana, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Martinsville to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    5.49%
  • Bachelor's degree
    12.56%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.55%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    61.54%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.86%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Martinsville that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Martinsville over the age of 16 is 9,410.

Of those people, a total of 59.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Martinsville is 56.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 528 43.00% 13.70%
20 to 24 years 1,042 72.80% 8.00%
25 to 29 years 1,051 84.20% 4.90%
30 to 34 years 708 83.90% 3.70%
35 to 44 years 1,525 82.60% 3.30%
45 to 54 years 1,203 74.60% 1.40%
55 to 59 years 967 54.50% 6.60%
60 to 64 years 661 45.40% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 960 15.00% 12.50%
75 years and over 765 2.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Martinsville. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,103 60.40% 4.80%
Black or African American 59 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 59 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 49 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 140 45.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 174 42.50% 29.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,029 60.00% 4.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Martinsville as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Martinsville is 5,351, with median earnings of $37,678.00.

Women in Martinsville, Indiana earning approximately 73.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,351 $37,678.00
Male 2,982 $43,380.00
Female 2,369 $31,945.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 214 $53,636.00
Business and Financial 197 $59,455.00
Computer and Mathematical 117 $55,729.00
Architecture and Engineering 157 $83,106.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $0.00
Community and Social Service 28 $0.00
Legal 79 $0.00
Educational and Library 159 $39,176.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 96 $9,808.00
Healthcare Practitioners 348 $53,138.00
Healthcare Support 200 $23,444.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 102 $53,500.00
Law Enforcement 148 $44,821.00
Food Preparation and Serving 324 $12,061.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 345 $25,848.00
Personal Care and Service 49 $33,672.00
Sales 314 $53,636.00
Office and Administrative Support 498 $31,803.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 493 $41,836.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 172 $43,000.00
Production 681 $36,289.00
Transportation and Material Moving 194 $41,901.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 94 $70,500.00 120 $45,000.00
Business and Financial 101 $46,827.00 96 $75,887.00
Computer and Mathematical 85 $76,705.00 32 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 157 $83,106.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 28 $0.00 0 $0.00
Legal 79 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 40 $53,594.00 119 $38,803.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 7 $0.00 89 $9,639.00
Healthcare Practitioners 61 $38,875.00 287 $53,378.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 200 $23,444.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 102 $53,500.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 131 $45,298.00 17 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 36 $10,833.00 288 $12,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 229 $26,059.00 116 $17,353.00
Personal Care and Service 8 $0.00 41 $33,047.00
Sales 147 $53,295.00 167 $67,544.00
Office and Administrative Support 82 $14,265.00 416 $31,888.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 478 $42,031.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 172 $43,000.00 0 $0.00
Production 454 $43,477.00 227 $31,597.00
Transportation and Material Moving 124 $43,952.00 70 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,418 households in Martinsville, with an average household size of 2.55 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,838 families in Martinsville with an average family size of 3.2 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,020 314 504 1,580
Average Household Size 3.31 3.01 3.46 1.2
Total Families 2,020 314 504 0
Average Household Size 3.3 2.63 3.17 0

Poverty

Of the 2,838 families in Martinsville, 7.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Martinsville:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,189 housing units in Martinsville, Indiana.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,418 85.14%
Vacant 771 14.86%

28.87% of the total 5,189 housing units in Martinsville are rental units. This is approximately 1,498 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,840 are occupied by the owner - or 54.73% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Martinsville is $775.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Martinsville that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    80
  • Less than $500
    231
  • $500 to $999
    985
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    245
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    37
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Martinsville is $119,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Martinsville that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    385
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    718
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    727
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    684
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    233
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    75
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    10
  • $1,000,000 or more
    8

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Martinsville. The chart below shows the number of properties in Martinsville that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,478
  • 1940 to 1949
    368
  • 1950 to 1959
    776
  • 1960 to 1969
    634
  • 1970 to 1979
    764
  • 1980 to 1989
    207
  • 1990 to 1999
    501
  • 2000 to 2009
    461
  • 2010 to 2013
    0
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Martinsville that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    301
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,505
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,386
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,226

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Martinsville get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Martinsville that commute to work in a particular way.

29 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Martinsville.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    260
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    621
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    780
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    241
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    280
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    220
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    648
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    490
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    405
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    501
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    355
  • 90 or more minutes
    161

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Martinsville, Indiana in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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