Martin is home to 494 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 30% of the housing stock. 39.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Households here earn about 52% less than in Kentucky as a whole. At a median age of 44.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $30,682, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
30% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Martin
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants51.2% → 29.9%(−21.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population705 → 494(−30%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.6 → 44.8(+10.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2 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
Martin, decade by decade
Martin population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
705
$29,379
$98,403
7.1%
0.7
2000
633
$23,530
$78,878
9.9%
8.1
2010
634
$28,866
$88,760
8.6%
5.1
2020
513
$28,028
$100,599
2.2%
11.8
2024
494
$30,682
–
15.7%
34.4
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.
