Martinsville city, Virginia

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Martinsville city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (142nd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,658	8,705,170	334,922,499	2248th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,727	$93,170	$80,734	2908th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	39.0	38.9	2514th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.1%	42.2%	35.7%	1642nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,400	$383,700	$332,700	3012th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$808	$1,579	$1,413	2051st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.5%	9.9%	12.5%	295th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.3%	5.2%	2621st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,246.2	220.5	n/a	142nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.4%	13.1%	14.1%	630th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	66.7	n/a	n/a	3036th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.4%	67.3%	65.2%	3103rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	27.3	26.4	2291st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	18.3%	15.1%	1217th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2008th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	27.8%	48.7%	46.9%	3194th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.9%	n/a	n/a	2332nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	38.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	5,711	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	54.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	41.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	40.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,603	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	6.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,035	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.6%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$760	$2,790	n/a

Education in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	11.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.2%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.2%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.9%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.7%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Martinsville city, Virginia

Statistic	Martinsville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.8%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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