At a glance facts

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Who lives in Martin County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 1,092 5.5%
5-9 years 1,478 7.4%
10-14 years 1,041 5.2%
15-17 years 697 3.5%
18-24 years 1,487 7.4%
25-34 years 2,223 11.1%
35-44 years 1,916 9.6%
45-54 years 2,353 11.8%
55-64 years 3,196 16.0%
65-74 years 2,202 11.0%
75-84 years 1,383 6.9%
85 years and older 896 4.5%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 10,068 50.4%
Female 9,896 49.6%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
White 19,208 96.2%
Of Color 756 3.8%
Black or African American 64 0.3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 25 0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 75 0.4%
Other suppressed
Two or more races 325 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 851 4.3%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 18,872 100.0%
English only 18,419 97.6%
Language other than English 453 2.4%
Speaks English less than "very well" 165 0.9%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 19,756 100.0%
Population with a disability 3,299 16.7%
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Foreign-born residents 231 1.2%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 19,729 100.0%
Same residence 17,291 87.6%
Different residence in the U.S. 2,360 12.0%
Different residence outside the U.S. 78 0.4%

What's Martin County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 8,653 100.0%
Less than $35,000 2,583 29.9%
$35,000-$49,999 1,465 16.9%
$50,000-$74,999 1,669 19.3%
$75,000-$99,999 1,117 12.9%
$100,000 or more 1,819 21.0%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $53,915 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 19,648 100.0%
Less than $35,000 2,583 29.9%
With income below poverty 2,614 13.3%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 1,286 6.5%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 1,946 9.9%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 13,802 70.2%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 3,604 18.3%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 4,081 20.8%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 3,060 15.6%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 1,953 9.9%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 1,612 8.2%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 1,831 9.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 2,349 12.0%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 2,336 11.9%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 19,756 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 1,551 7.9%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 9,955 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,302 13.1%
Occupied housing units 8,653 86.9%
Average household size 2.3
Owner-occupied 6,336 63.6%
Average household size 2.4
Renter-occupied 2,317 23.3%
Average household size 2.0
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 662 6.6%
1970-1999 2,798 28.1%
1940-1969 3,299 33.1%
1939 or earlier 3,196 32.1%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 8,653 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 5,383 62.2%
With children under 18 years 2,082 24.1%
Married-couple family households 4,252 49.1%
With children under 18 years 1,273 14.7%
Single-person family households 1,131 13.1%
With children under 18 years 809 9.3%
Nonfamily households 3,270 37.8%
Householder living alone 2,824 32.6%
65 years and over 1,335 15.4%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 2,121 24.5%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,989 34.5%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 3,223 37.2%
Moved in 2000-2009 2,146 24.8%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,328 15.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,956 22.6%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 8,421 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 1,879 22.3%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 6,317 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,011 16.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 2,104 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 868 41.3%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 2,144
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $640
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 465 5.4%
1 vehicle available 2,923 33.8%
2 vehicles available 3,069 35.5%
3 or more vehicles available 2,196 25.4%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 9,855 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 8,660 87.9%
Public transportation suppressed
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 1,145 11.6%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 9,144 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 3,328 36.4%
10-19 minutes 2,950 32.3%
20-29 minutes 1,557 17.0%
30 minutes or longer 1,309 14.3%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 14,169 100.0%
Less than high school 1,028 7.3%
High school diploma or GED 5,403 38.1%
Some college or associate’s degree 4,888 34.5%
Bachelor’s Degree 2,134 15.1%
Graduate or professional Degree 716 5.1%
High school graduate or higher 13,141 92.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 2,850 20.1%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 11,141 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 9,084 81.5%
Civilian labor force 9,378 100.0%
Unemployed 294 3.1%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 9,912 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 2,247 22.7%
Age 30 to 54 4,682 47.2%
Age 55 or older 2,983 30.1%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 2,989 30.2%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 3,442 34.7%
$40,000 or more per year 3,481 35.1%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 855 8.6%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 14 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 243 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 82 0.8%
Construction 408 4.1%
Educational services 877 8.8%
Finance and insurance 333 3.4%
Health care and social assistance 1,605 16.2%
Information 97 1.0%
Management of companies and enterprises 76 0.8%
Manufacturing 1,594 16.1%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 14 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 289 2.9%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 195 2.0%
Public administration 585 5.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing 58 0.6%
Retail trade 1,341 13.5%
Transportation and warehousing 275 2.8%
Utilities 41 0.4%
Wholesale trade 533 5.4%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Workers by race (2017)
White alone 9,623 97.1%
Black or African American alone 89 0.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 37 0.4%
Asian alone 93 0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 65 0.7%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 607 6.1%
High school or equivalent, no college 2,470 24.9%
Some college or associate degree 2,896 29.2%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 1,692 17.1%