Martin County, Kentucky

Martin County has a population of 11,027 and has shrunk 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $86,900, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $37,042.

Home price
$86,900
Income
$37,042
Population
11,027
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$86,900county
Median gross rent$450county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198040.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$683county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,081county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$37,042county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate33.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.9%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force32.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.0%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.6%county
Economic output per resident$26,326county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.82%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport93330county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.7%county
Traffic deaths9.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher74.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1717county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible71.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance1.6%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,027county
Land area in square miles230county
People per square mile of land48.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents266county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in122county
Households that moved away146county
Average income of arriving households$41,984county
Average income of departing households$39,479county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.2 incounty
Annual snowfall19.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,137 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk71.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk89.5county
Hail risk24.0county
Earthquake risk30.2county
Tornado risk21.9county
Tropical cyclone risk40.3county
Extreme heat risk49.5county
Winter weather risk43.4county
Strong wind risk44.6county
Wildfire risk77.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Martin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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