Martin County, Texas

Martin County has a population of 5,218 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,800, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $93,734.

Home price
$174,800
Income
$93,734
Population
5,218
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$174,800county
Median gross rent$971county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,772county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,441county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,215county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$93,734county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate8.3%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 home0.3%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government24.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$3,102,209county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport761865county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.3 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 station145 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.0%county
Traffic deaths977.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher20.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1303county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible43.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population5,218county
Land area in square miles915county
People per square mile of land5.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Median age37.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.9%county
Share of households that are one person16.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.3%county
Second languages31.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents286county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in144county
Households that moved away149county
Average income of arriving households$104,951county
Average income of departing households$133,463county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F121 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$101county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh9.0¢county
Household electricity use1,118 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.6%county
Homes heated by propane13.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband83.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk28.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk93.6county
Landslide risk0.7county
Hail risk77.0county
Earthquake risk10.5county
Tornado risk23.6county
Tropical cyclone risk20.2county
Extreme heat risk19.2county
Winter weather risk14.2county
Strong wind risk23.0county
Wildfire risk69.9county

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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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