Martin County is home to 11,027 people in Kentucky. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 33.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $86,900. Households here earn about 42% less than in Kentucky as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,042, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% 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 Martin County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.0% → 10.2%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population12,526 → 11,027(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age29.3 → 40.6(+11.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)43.1%(106)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(52)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(79)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 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
Martin County, decade by decade
Martin County 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
12,526
$36,342
$92,883
6.0%
1.1
2000
12,578
$33,298
$81,064
9.0%
3.2
2010
12,929
$36,213
$97,535
8.9%
24.8
2020
11,287
$51,989
$94,660
10.7%
26.1
2024
11,027
$37,042
$86,900
10.2%
34.2
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.
