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Martin County, IN

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

AI Overview

Martin County, IN is a small rural county of roughly 9,900 residents with an unusually high GDP per capita of $121,460 relative to median worker earnings of $40,093, suggesting concentrated industrial or government output rather than broad wage growth. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.1%—though participation is modest at 62.3% and only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $150,400 and median rent of $643/month, but the county has shed 3.5% of its population over five years alongside a poverty rate of 16.4%.

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

Population

9,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,594

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,393 (95.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races192 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race154 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone41 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone35 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone12 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish64
  2. 2.Other Indo-European37
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic22
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

755

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$121,460

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)836
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance820
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)604
  4. 4.Construction (Group)525
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)413

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,666
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,010
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations712
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations711
  5. 5.Service Occupations632

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.04×)232
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.41×)545
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.91×)912
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.44×)159
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.43×)475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$150,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$643/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999337 (11.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999299 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999279 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999255 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999251 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999239 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,093

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,710 (78.3%)
  • Carpooled529 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home408 (8.6%)
  • Other68 (1.4%)
  • Walked26 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.