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Martin County, KY

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

AI Overview

Martin County, KY is a small Appalachian county of 11,181 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 33.0% and an unemployment rate of 5.9%, reflecting a workforce pool constrained in size; only 10.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Costs are among the lowest measurable: median home values sit at $84,900 and median gross rent at $441/month, against a median household income of $37,042 and a poverty rate of 29.2%. The county has shed 6.2% of its population over five years, and a GDP per capita of $18,707 against median worker earnings of $40,608 points to a narrow employed base carrying a largely non-participating population.

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

Population

11,181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$37,042

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,489 (86.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone874 (7.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race333 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races231 (2.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone45 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone40 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish103
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

246

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,707

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance752
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)562
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing230
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining229
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)193

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations872
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations628
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations527
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations451
  5. 5.Service Occupations345

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.16×)236
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.65×)359
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.73×)540
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.14×)218
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)676

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$84,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$441/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999351 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999346 (10.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999314 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999261 (8.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999193 (5.9%)
  • $10,000 to $14,999192 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

73.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

33.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,608

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,425 (86.7%)
  • Carpooled243 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home108 (3.9%)
  • Other16 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi0 (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.