CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Martinsville

Indiana · 11,677 residents · 9.16 sq mi

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Martinsville is a city of 11,677 people in Indiana. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $46,500. The median household earns $24,868, about 17% below the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,677

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 11,698 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(865)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(967)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(719)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(901)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(855)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,903)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(1,605)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,083)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(952)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(932)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(633)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(262)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,868

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,746 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,175

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,664 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,500

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

38.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(11,460)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino1%(116)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(11,601)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(53)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.5%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1.1%(130)

Mexican1%(123)

Guatemalan1%(119)

South American0.3%(34)

Colombian0.3%(34)

Puerto Rican0.2%(23)

Panamanian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.5%(56)

Filipino0.3%(34)

Ancestry

German13.9%(1,664)

English10.6%(1,260)

American10%(1,199)

Irish9.8%(1,174)

Italian2.2%(266)

Scottish1.2%(139)

French0.9%(104)

Dutch0.8%(101)

Polish0.6%(68)

Welsh0.5%(65)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(64)

Norwegian0.4%(43)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(38)

Swedish0.3%(37)

British0.2%(25)

Croatian0.1%(14)

West Indian0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.2%(1,687)

Married45%(2,285)

Widowed4.7%(236)

Divorced17.1%(866)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(936)

Married49.5%(2,345)

Widowed14.6%(693)

Divorced16.1%(764)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% 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)15.7%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19%(99)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(158)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 521 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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