CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Martinsburg

West Virginia · 14,073 residents · 6.63 sq mi

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With 14,073 people, Martinsburg is a city in West Virginia. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $57,500. Median household income is $22,193, under the $30,130 national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,073

−6%vs 2000

vs 14,972 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(905)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(922)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(912)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(843)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,018)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,200)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(2,015)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(1,245)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,337)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,448)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(928)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(300)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,193

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,495 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,563

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,314 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,500

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $501 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.3%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.8% in 2000

47.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.4%(12,341)

Black11.5%(1,729)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(436)

Asian0.6%(91)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(12,662)

Black8.6%(1,205)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(89)

Asian1%(147)

Other0.4%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(1,238)

Central American2.1%(392)

Guatemalan1.1%(210)

Puerto Rican0.9%(162)

Honduran0.6%(111)

South American0.5%(86)

Dominican0.4%(77)

Venezuelan0.2%(45)

Ecuadorian0.2%(41)

Salvadoran0.2%(37)

Costa Rican0.2%(34)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Burmese0.2%(42)

Thai0%(7)

Chinese0%(5)

Korean0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.7%(134)

Ancestry

German13.8%(2,608)

English12.7%(2,406)

Irish9.6%(1,816)

American4.9%(923)

Italian3.9%(732)

Scottish2.7%(511)

French2%(374)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(269)

Swedish1%(184)

Subsaharan African0.9%(162)

Russian0.5%(102)

Austrian0.4%(67)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(66)

Polish0.3%(57)

Ethiopian0.3%(57)

French Canadian0.3%(49)

Dutch0.2%(45)

Nigerian0.2%(37)

British0.2%(35)

Swiss0.2%(31)

West Indian0.2%(31)

Jamaican0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(22)

Turkish0.1%(22)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(10)

Haitian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married43%(3,276)

Married39.7%(3,024)

Widowed1.8%(139)

Divorced15.6%(1,187)

Women 15+

Never married32.7%(2,478)

Married36.6%(2,776)

Widowed10.3%(778)

Divorced20.4%(1,550)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−11.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% 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)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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