Martin is home to 10,915 people in Tennessee. This skews young, with a median age of 24.5. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. 71% were living in the same home a year earlier. The poverty rate is 26.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 38%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,381, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Martin
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants51.3% → 42.4%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share80.0% → 71.1%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate20.3% → 26.3%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Martin's population equals 33% of Weakley County's. Its number of households without a car equals 58% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 59% 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)34.5%(142)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16%(66)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 412 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
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
8,600
$46,221
$112,803
20.2%
41.6
2000
10,515
$48,261
$143,364
26.6%
46.4
2010
11,473
$37,679
$145,440
31.8%
48.5
2020
10,825
$40,034
$158,292
28.1%
54.4
2024
10,915
$43,381
$198,300
30.4%
57.2
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.
