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Martin County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Martin County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Martin County is a small coastal Florida county of 165,666 residents with a median age of 53.3 years and a labor force participation rate of just 52.5%, reflecting a substantial retiree population. The workforce of roughly 87,000 skews toward higher incomes—median household income of $82,943 and GDP per capita of $59,547—though median worker earnings of $40,277 suggest wage concentration at upper income levels. With 36.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, an 80.1% homeownership rate, and a median home value of $386,500, the county's population grew a modest 1.8% over five years against a backdrop of relatively high housing costs and a 4.5% unemployment rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

165,666

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Martin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone126,895 (78.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,484 (8.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,761 (4.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,109 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,058 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone2,196 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish17,291
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,730
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,301
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,000
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

31.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,168

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,547

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$52,532

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,200
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,749
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,341
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)7,930
  5. 5.Construction (Group)6,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations26,648
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,038
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,175
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,994
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,952

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.49×)7,107
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)8,689
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)3,903
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.16×)5,308
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.07×)9,108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$386,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,499/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99910,737 (19.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9997,990 (14.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9997,168 (13.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9995,054 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,274 (7.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,772 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,277

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone48,297 (71.6%)
  • Worked At Home10,589 (15.7%)
  • Carpooled5,891 (8.7%)
  • Other1,158 (1.7%)
  • Walked842 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle357 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.