Martin County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,644	10,730,404	334,922,499	1786th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,578	$72,388	$80,734	2853rd of 3,221
Median Age	46.8	39.1	38.9	506th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.7%	35.7%	35.7%	2553rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,700	$288,900	$332,700	2855th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$758	$1,228	$1,413	2427th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.4%	13.0%	12.5%	520th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	4.7%	5.2%	678th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	47.4	220.7	n/a	1595th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	9.1%	14.1%	2206th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2582nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	66.6%	65.2%	2592nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	25.1	26.4	1140th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	16.3%	15.1%	2539th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	942nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.5%	47.2%	46.9%	2663rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2385th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	46.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	9,502	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.0%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,355	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.9%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	11,058	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,168	$1,896	n/a

Education in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	15.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.7%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.6%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Martin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Martin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.7%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	10.0%	16.7%

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