MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Martin Micro

Martin, TN · 1 counties · 31,972 residents · 580 sq mi

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Martin is a metro area of 31,972 people. The typical home is worth $40,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $258 a month. The median household earns $21,004, about 30% below the national median. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,972

−8%vs 2000

vs 34,895 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

55 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 60 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

580 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(1,898)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,993)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(2,038)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(2,981)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(3,385)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(4,582)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(4,041)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,077)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(2,833)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,780)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(651)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,004

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,008 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,857

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,408 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.7%(31,318)

Black6.9%(2,409)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(402)

Asian1.3%(461)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(29,527)

Black6.6%(2,116)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(79)

Asian0.8%(261)

Other0.2%(68)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(677)

Puerto Rican0.4%(138)

Cuban0.4%(125)

South American0.1%(18)

Colombian0%(12)

Chilean0%(6)

Spaniard0%(6)

Central American0%(4)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(241)

Korean0.3%(99)

Chinese0.1%(23)

Burmese0.1%(19)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(15)

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

American40.6%(13,399)

English12.1%(3,998)

Irish7.8%(2,580)

German5.7%(1,866)

Scottish1.8%(586)

Italian1.4%(453)

French0.9%(305)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(235)

Polish0.6%(192)

Dutch0.5%(158)

Welsh0.4%(142)

Norwegian0.3%(102)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(85)

Czech0.2%(58)

Swedish0.1%(40)

Arab0.1%(35)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Brazilian0.1%(31)

Macedonian0.1%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(16)

Nigerian0%(14)

Russian0%(13)

Portuguese0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Hungarian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Greek0%(6)

Danish0%(4)

Slovak0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 13.7 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 married35.5%(4,815)

Married49.4%(6,707)

Widowed2.2%(293)

Divorced13%(1,767)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(4,259)

Married46.3%(6,606)

Widowed10.7%(1,522)

Divorced13.2%(1,880)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)20.7%(350)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(230)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(600)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,687 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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