Martinsburg is home to 18,904 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 2,851 people per square mile. The population is up 26% since 2000. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,555, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Martinsburg
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.7% → 24.7%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share89.6% → 64.7%(−24.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share8.4% → 15.2%(+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Martinsburg's population equals 15% of Berkeley County's. Its number of households without a car equals 30% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 26% 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)31.7%(486)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(548)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.8%(487)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,531 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
Martinsburg, decade by decade
Martinsburg 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
14,073
$53,265
$138,004
16.7%
23.7
2000
14,972
$53,730
$138,081
14.8%
38.2
2010
17,227
$50,061
$256,641
21.1%
52.3
2020
18,777
$53,770
$196,593
25.9%
64.2
2024
18,904
$59,555
$240,000
24.7%
67.4
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.
