COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Martinsville

Virginia · 16,162 residents · 11.0 sq mi

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Martinsville is home to 16,162 people in Virginia. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 33%. Median home value sits at $51,400. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. Median rent is $320 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

16,162

+5%vs 2000

vs 15,416 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,011)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,008)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,002)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(969)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(864)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,438)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,188)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,835)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,698)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(1,869)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(991)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(289)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,446

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,441 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,742

−20%vs 2000

vs $17,251 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,400

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.1%(8,336)

Black42.2%(6,501)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(358)

Asian0.5%(72)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.3%(10,076)

Black36.9%(5,971)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(112)

Asian0.6%(103)

Other0.1%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.7%(371)

Salvadoran2.7%(362)

Mexican2.5%(340)

Puerto Rican1.1%(152)

South American1%(131)

Cuban0.8%(108)

Bolivian0.7%(91)

Spaniard0.4%(57)

Uruguayan0.1%(18)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Kazakh2.8%(384)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Ancestry

American14%(1,910)

English8.7%(1,192)

Irish4.9%(664)

German3.2%(437)

West Indian1.6%(212)

Haitian1.5%(208)

Scottish1.2%(159)

French1.1%(152)

Scotch-Irish1%(138)

Subsaharan African0.9%(129)

Norwegian0.6%(87)

Kenyan0.5%(68)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(62)

Dutch0.3%(46)

Greek0.3%(46)

British0.3%(42)

Arab0.3%(39)

Syrian0.3%(39)

Polish0.2%(28)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Danish0%(6)

Russian0%(5)

Swiss0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married46.4%(2,241)

Married37.7%(1,819)

Widowed4.5%(215)

Divorced11.5%(556)

Women 15+

Never married34.9%(2,028)

Married34.9%(2,029)

Widowed12.1%(701)

Divorced18.1%(1,053)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.7%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.1%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% 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)38.8%(269)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(185)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.5%(135)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 694 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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