Martins Ferry is a city of 6,140 people in Ohio. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 34.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 48%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $96,200. The median household earns $37,467, about 54% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,467, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Martins Ferry
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate20.6% → 34.3%(+13.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population7,990 → 6,140(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.0% → 13.4%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Martins Ferry's population equals 9.4% of Belmont County's. Its number of households without a car equals 25% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% of the county's.
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)6.7%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.2%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 179 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
Martins Ferry, decade by decade
Martins Ferry 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
7,990
$43,878
$84,962
9.0%
10.7
2000
7,226
$43,647
$95,090
10.8%
17.2
2010
6,915
$42,757
$100,556
10.4%
20.5
2020
6,260
$50,926
$99,145
12.1%
32.2
2024
6,140
$37,467
$96,200
13.4%
44.5
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.
