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Martinez

Georgia · 33,750 residents · 14.5 sq mi
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Martinez is a city of 33,750 people in Georgia. Density works out to 2,327 people per square mile. The population is up 22% since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $246,100. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 21 minutes.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,602, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Martinez

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$197,766 → $246,100 (+24%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Median household income (2024 dollars)$104,317 → $81,602 (−22%)US over the same years: +14%
  • Poverty rate3.8% → 10.0% (+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts

Among the 39 cities and towns in the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government metro

  • 6th in household income$81,602
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree37.2%
  • 7th in home value$246,100
  • 17th in diversity score68.3

Its weight in Columbia County

Martinez's population equals 21% of Columbia County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 34% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 14% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
33,750
+22%since 2000
from 27,749 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
2,327 / sq mi
+22%since 2000
from 1,913 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+10%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
27K30K32K35K38K19902000201020202024Martinez
202434K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(1,637)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(2,021)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(2,008)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(2,285)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(2,167)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(4,895)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.1%(5,108)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(3,839)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(3,831)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(3,398)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(1,808)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(753)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,602
−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $58,069 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,122
+61%since 2000
from $26,734 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.3%
+11.9 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 3.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.420
−2%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$246,100
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,284
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $630 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.2%
−9.1 ptssince 2000
from 80.3% in 2000
28.8% rent
Vacancy rate
13.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.67 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
13.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.9%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+34%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.5%(22,883)
Black7.9%(2,196)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(640)
Asian5.6%(1,554)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.7%(21,852)
Black12.6%(4,269)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(3,261)
Asian8.1%(2,726)
Other4.9%(1,642)
Diversity Score
68
+68%since 2009
from 41 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.1%(1,709)
Puerto Rican1.3%(446)
Honduran0.9%(294)
Guatemalan0.8%(261)
Salvadoran0.4%(124)
Panamanian0.3%(86)
Spaniard0.2%(82)
Dominican0.1%(44)
Venezuelan0.1%(31)
Nicaraguan0.1%(20)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(19)
Colombian0%(13)
Asian origin
Korean2.3%(765)
Asian Indian1.7%(557)
Chinese1.3%(450)
Kazakh0.9%(309)
Vietnamese0.6%(197)
Taiwanese0.4%(147)
Bangladeshi0.4%(121)
Filipino0.3%(86)
Thai0.1%(38)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(60)
Chamorro0%(15)
Ancestry
English13.2%(4,467)
American10.3%(3,479)
Irish9.8%(3,300)
German8.1%(2,731)
Italian3.3%(1,116)
Scottish2.1%(723)
Polish1.2%(412)
French1.2%(403)
Arab0.7%(242)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(204)
Welsh0.6%(200)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.5%(174)
Egyptian0.5%(164)
Greek0.5%(157)
British0.4%(150)
Hungarian0.4%(140)
Russian0.4%(131)
Norwegian0.4%(128)
Canadian0.4%(125)
Dutch0.4%(121)
Swiss0.3%(113)
Czech0.2%(79)
Swedish0.2%(72)
Lebanese0.2%(55)
Lithuanian0.2%(55)
Jamaican0.1%(47)
Austrian0.1%(35)
Croatian0.1%(26)
Syrian0.1%(23)
Portuguese0.1%(21)
Israeli0.1%(20)
Slovak0.1%(19)
Haitian0.1%(17)
Danish0%(15)
Kenyan0%(15)
Finnish0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 36.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 91.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.6 min
+46%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.0%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 86.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 6.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 68.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 74.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 41.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
12.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.5%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 79.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2016
from 90.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 2.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.1%(4,387)
Married55.8%(7,402)
Widowed1.4%(188)
Divorced9.7%(1,284)
Women 15+
Never married32.3%(4,784)
Married46.9%(6,959)
Widowed7%(1,037)
Divorced13.8%(2,043)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.3%
−13.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.8%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.5%
−9.0 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.8%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 25.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.8%(740)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(706)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(723)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(7)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,253 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Martinez, decade by decade

Martinez population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199033,731$104,317$197,76635.2%25.5
200027,749$105,782$190,54536.7%38.7
201035,795$91,870$211,03836.2%52.6
202034,535$92,359$204,35037.8%65.8
202433,750$81,602$246,10037.2%68.3

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Martinez, Georgia?

Martinez, Georgia has about 33,750 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Martinez, Georgia?

The typical household in Martinez, Georgia earns about $81,602 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Martinez, Georgia expensive?

In Martinez, Georgia, the median home is worth about $246,100, and the typical rent is about $1,284 a month.

How educated are people in Martinez, Georgia?

About 37.2% of adults age 25 and over in Martinez, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Martinez, Georgia?

About 10.0% of people in Martinez, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Martinez, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Martinez, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 19 residents, a change of about 0 percent over that period.

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