COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Martin County

North Carolina · 25,593 residents · 456 sq mi

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With 25,593 people, Martin County is a county in North Carolina. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $61,600. Households here earn about 27% less than in North Carolina as a whole. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 20.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,593

+2%since 1990

from 25,078 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

+12%since 1990

from 34.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.2%(1,596)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(1,856)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,937)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(1,770)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245%(1,292)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.7%(3,002)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415%(3,845)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.7%(3,761)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.3%(2,640)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.2%(2,090)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(1,403)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(401)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,793

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,995 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,102

+59%since 1990

from $9,486 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

20.2%

−2.1 ptssince 1990

from 22.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$400

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $268 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

71.8%

+3.0 ptssince 1990

from 68.8% in 1990

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic55%(13,781)

Black44.6%(11,197)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(61)

Asian0.2%(44)

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.8%(13,264)

Black45.1%(11,542)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(528)

Asian0.2%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(657)

Central American0.6%(137)

Salvadoran0.6%(136)

Puerto Rican0.5%(106)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(118)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(105)

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

American12.8%(2,760)

English9.1%(1,968)

Irish4.1%(879)

German2.7%(590)

Scottish1.1%(228)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(127)

French Canadian0.5%(110)

Italian0.4%(93)

Arab0.4%(83)

French0.4%(83)

Dutch0.3%(74)

Welsh0.3%(62)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(58)

Finnish0.2%(53)

Subsaharan African0.2%(51)

Danish0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Moroccan0.1%(13)

Canadian0%(8)

Polish0%(5)

Hungarian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

Swedish0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 9.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.7%

+12.5 ptssince 1990

from 58.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

−11%since 1990

from 19.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.8%(2,448)

Married62.4%(5,708)

Widowed3.1%(282)

Divorced7.7%(703)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(2,360)

Married53.5%(5,905)

Widowed16.1%(1,771)

Divorced9%(993)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)20.8%(213)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.2%(370)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(388)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,023 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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