MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Martinsville Micro

Martinsville, VA · 2 counties · 73,104 residents · 393 sq mi

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Martinsville is home to 73,104 people. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $51,556. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $315 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

73,104

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 73,346 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

186 / sq mi

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 186 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

393 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202464K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(4,668)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(4,466)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(4,791)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(5,010)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(4,779)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(11,780)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(10,740)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(9,056)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(7,648)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(6,267)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(3,065)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(834)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,085

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,896 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,989

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,140 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,556

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,479 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.7%(50,423)

Black26.7%(19,581)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(2,360)

Asian0.4%(290)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.2%(53,516)

Black26.2%(19,164)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(321)

Asian0.4%(259)

Other0.2%(165)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(2,695)

Central American1.6%(1,019)

Salvadoran0.9%(590)

Puerto Rican0.8%(494)

Honduran0.4%(236)

Guatemalan0.4%(193)

Cuban0.3%(165)

South American1%(131)

Spaniard0.1%(92)

Bolivian0.7%(91)

Uruguayan0.1%(18)

Dominican0%(17)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0.1%(11)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Kazakh2.8%(384)

Asian Indian0.2%(141)

Filipino0%(8)

Ancestry

American22.3%(14,212)

English11.2%(7,096)

Irish5.5%(3,480)

German4.8%(3,047)

Scottish1.4%(914)

Italian1.2%(784)

Scotch-Irish1%(620)

French0.9%(570)

Subsaharan African0.7%(419)

Dutch0.6%(366)

Polish0.5%(317)

West Indian0.4%(223)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian1.5%(208)

Arab0.3%(206)

Welsh0.3%(176)

British0.2%(155)

Norwegian0.2%(120)

Greek0.2%(119)

Egyptian0.2%(113)

Russian0.1%(91)

Kenyan0.5%(68)

Turkish0.1%(65)

Swiss0.1%(60)

Lebanese0.1%(47)

Syrian0.3%(39)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Ethiopian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0%(23)

Portuguese0%(21)

Danish0%(20)

Swedish0%(17)

Australian0%(16)

Hungarian0%(16)

Canadian0%(11)

Barbadian0%(11)

Bulgarian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(10)

Czech0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Croatian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.9%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married33.5%(8,331)

Married49.3%(12,256)

Widowed6.3%(1,575)

Divorced10.9%(2,722)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(7,406)

Married43.4%(12,148)

Widowed15.2%(4,256)

Divorced14.9%(4,181)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% 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)19.2%(630)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(531)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.6%(1,166)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(111)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,275 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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