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Martin County

Florida · 166,272 residents (2025 est.) · 544 sq mi
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Martin County is home to 162,176 people in Florida. At a median age of 53.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The population is up 28% since 2000. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $432,200.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
162,176
+28%since 2000
from 126,731 in 2000
166,272 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
298 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 255 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
53.3
+13%since 2000
from 47.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
544 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
95K113K132K150K168K19902000201020202024Martin County
2024162K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(6,454)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.5%(7,263)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.6%(7,382)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(7,778)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.4%(7,198)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.2%(14,881)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.8%(15,823)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(18,081)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.5%(25,111)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416%(25,885)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8412.2%(19,773)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4%(6,547)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,943
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,083 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$53,291
+80%since 2000
from $29,584 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.2%
+19.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.508
−1%since 2010
from 0.512 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services2.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$432,200
+107%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $114,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,569
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $633 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
79.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
20.4% rent
Vacancy rate
18.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.35 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.8%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.8%(108,741)
Black5.1%(6,482)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(9,506)
Asian0.6%(745)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.8%(121,241)
Black4.7%(7,569)
Hispanic / Latino15.9%(25,843)
Asian1.3%(2,120)
Other3.3%(5,403)
Diversity Score
52
+28%since 2009
from 40 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−5%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American4.9%(7,897)
Guatemalan3.9%(6,313)
Mexican3.7%(5,930)
Puerto Rican2.5%(4,105)
South American1.6%(2,656)
Cuban1.6%(2,566)
Honduran0.6%(1,031)
Colombian0.5%(767)
Venezuelan0.4%(681)
Ecuadorian0.2%(404)
Spaniard0.2%(367)
Paraguayan0.2%(289)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(265)
Argentine0.1%(221)
Uruguayan0.1%(197)
Salvadoran0.1%(174)
Nicaraguan0.1%(134)
Costa Rican0.1%(125)
Panamanian0.1%(120)
Peruvian0.1%(85)
Chilean0%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(584)
Chinese0.3%(560)
Asian Indian0.3%(489)
Thai0.1%(201)
Korean0.1%(128)
Vietnamese0.1%(82)
Cambodian0%(38)
Burmese0%(36)
Laotian0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(199)
Chamorro0%(73)
Ancestry
Irish14.8%(23,995)
German14.5%(23,587)
English12.8%(20,811)
Italian11.1%(18,028)
American8.2%(13,253)
Polish3.2%(5,199)
French2.6%(4,213)
Scottish2.5%(4,091)
Norwegian1.5%(2,437)
Swedish1.3%(2,145)
Dutch1.2%(1,958)
West Indian1.2%(1,906)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(1,864)
French Canadian0.9%(1,538)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,324)
Hungarian0.8%(1,249)
Arab0.7%(1,104)
Greek0.6%(1,012)
Welsh0.6%(1,012)
British0.6%(984)
Portuguese0.6%(922)
Lebanese0.5%(891)
Haitian0.5%(863)
Ukrainian0.5%(814)
Jamaican0.4%(696)
Lithuanian0.4%(619)
Czech0.4%(595)
Austrian0.3%(464)
Canadian0.3%(454)
Danish0.3%(421)
Slovak0.2%(354)
Swiss0.2%(354)
Finnish0.2%(318)
Brazilian0.2%(304)
Romanian0.1%(226)
Armenian0.1%(200)
Serbian0.1%(155)
Croatian0.1%(139)
Guyanese0.1%(137)
Belgian0.1%(132)
Slovene0.1%(128)
Egyptian0.1%(109)
Turkish0.1%(89)
Macedonian0.1%(83)
Latvian0%(61)
Syrian0%(52)
Iranian0%(42)
Bulgarian0%(34)
Nigerian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.1%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 26.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 85.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.2%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.4 min
+63%since 2000
from 17.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.6%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 79.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.7%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
52.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 54.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.7%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
11.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.9%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 81.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 87.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 85.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 10.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.9%(20,150)
Married55.1%(38,427)
Widowed4.3%(2,969)
Divorced11.8%(8,203)
Women 15+
Never married20.6%(14,711)
Married52.1%(37,169)
Widowed12.7%(9,055)
Divorced14.6%(10,393)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
25.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 23.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
33.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 4.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 42.8% 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)13%(1,583)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(2,176)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.5%(5,054)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(1,163)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(360)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,168 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Martin County, Florida?

Martin County, Florida has about 162,176 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Martin County, Florida?

The typical household in Martin County, Florida earns about $82,943 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Martin County, Florida expensive?

In Martin County, Florida, the median home is worth about $432,200, and the typical rent is about $1,569 a month.

How educated are people in Martin County, Florida?

About 37.1% of adults age 25 and over in Martin County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Martin County, Florida?

About 11.3% of people in Martin County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Martin County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Martin County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 61,276 residents, a change of about 61 percent over that period.

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