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SheetIN-MARTINSVILLE-IN · Martinsville, IN 11,913 pop · income 29th pct · 17 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Martinsville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Martinsville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Washington · lowest
50,000
Washington · lowest
50,000 median HH income
42.1% of the leader · rank #1
Paragould · near
56,181
Paragould · near
56,181 median HH income
47.3% of the leader · rank #2
Vicksburg · near
56,184
Vicksburg · near
56,184 median HH income
47.3% of the leader · rank #3
Fairport Harb… · near
56,184
Fairport Harb… · near
56,184 median HH income
47.3% of the leader · rank #4
Martinsville · this city
56,186
Martinsville · this city
56,186 median HH income
47.3% of the leader · rank #5
Vanderbilt · near
56,188
Vanderbilt · near
56,188 median HH income
47.3% of the leader · rank #6
Whitestown · highest
118,884
Whitestown · highest
118,884 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Martinsville on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 11,913.
Nationally, Martinsville sits in the 29th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
29th
percentile, household income
24th
percentile, home value
27th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Martinsville, IN
Martinsville is a small town in Indiana, home to 11,913 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Martinsville households earn a median of $56,186 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.1%. Martinsville's housing stock carries a median value of $140,400, and the median resident age is 36.9 years. 13.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 57.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 60 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 300% from five years earlier. NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 51.7°F with 45.5 inches of precipitation per year and 16.7 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Indiana at 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,096 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Indiana's average monthly utility costs around $235 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 45.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Martinsville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to climate and hazard context to housing and income to within-city variation to population change to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Martinsville, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Martinsville?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
What does the education layer cover for Martinsville?
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 13.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can 17 Census tracts reveal inside Martinsville?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 17 Census tracts to this city.
Which cities make useful reference points for Martinsville?
Within Indiana, the closest population matches are Washington (12,192 residents, $50,000 income); Yorktown (11,617 residents, $81,765 income); Greensburg (11,585 residents, $63,235 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Show Low, AZ (11,913 residents); Middleburg, FL (11,911 residents); Arkansas City, KS (11,909 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in Martinsville?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 51.7°F, with 45.5 inches of precipitation and 16.7 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Indiana is 45.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
51.7°F
Annual precipitation
45.5 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
45.5
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
How far does income reach against housing in Martinsville?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Household income
$56,186
Home value
$140,400
Value / income
2.5×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Is Martinsville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +217 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 60 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+1.8%
2025 estimate
12,141
2020 estimate
11,924
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 8.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
93.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average
D
City profile score · Martinsville, IN
42/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B
93.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate D
8.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$56,186
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Martinsville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.1%
Household income: 29/100 (F) · $56,186
Bachelor's+ share: 16/100 (F) · 13.6%
How does Martinsville compare to other US cities?
Where Martinsville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income29% higher than other cities
Home value24% pricier than other cities
Median rent27% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Martinsville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Indiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Martinsville near the bottom of Indiana's cities
Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Martinsville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Martinsville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#497 of 766
35th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#346 of 771
55th percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#368 of 849
56th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#462 of 850
45th percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
29th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Martinsville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$140,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 76% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Martinsville's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,991 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#358 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.5×, Martinsville sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,991 of 15,516 and #358 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$56,186Martinsville, IN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Martinsville, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Martinsville, IN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
11,913
Median Income
$56,186
Median Home Value
$140,400
Median Age
36.9
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Labor force participation
57.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.6%
Climate
Avg Temperature
51.7°F
Annual Precipitation
45.5"
Annual Snowfall
16.7"
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Martinsville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
11,924 residents
2021
11,968 residents
2022
11,891 residents
2023
11,962 residents
2024
11,997 residents
2025
12,141 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
60
housing units authorized
Single-Family
60
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
15
11
4
$2.8M
2020
44
44
0
$7.6M
2021
34
28
6
$9.2M
2022
25
25
0
$7.1M
2023
20
20
0
$4.3M
2024
60
60
0
$13.7M
Permit volume increased 300% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
77.7%
Carpool
9.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
10.2%
Based on 5,449 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Martinsville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Martinsville is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Martinsville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Martinsville compares to similar-size Indiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.