Martinsville, Virginia Population History 1990 - 2021

What is the current population of Martinsville?

Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Martinsville is 13,517. Martinsville, Virginia is the 2,528th largest city in the US.

Martinsville Geography [top]

What county is Martinsville, Virginia in?

Martinsville is located entirely in Martinsville city.

What is the size of Martinsville, Virginia in square miles?

Martinsville has an area of 11.0 square miles.

Martinsville Population Facts [top]

What was the peak population of Martinsville?

The peak population of Martinsville was in 1990, when its population was 16,162. In 1990, Martinsville was the 1,657th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,528th largest city in the US. Martinsville is currently 16.4% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Martinsville shrinking?

Martinsville has shrunk 11.9% since the year 2000. Martinsville, Virginia's growth is extremely below average. 95% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Martinsville, Virginia?

Martinsville has a population density of 1,261.5 people per square mile.

Martinsville Demographics [top]

What is the voting age population of Martinsville, Virginia?

The total voting age population of Martinsville, Virginia, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 9,479. The voting age population is 43.7% male and 56.3% female.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 18.7% of the residents of Martinsville are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Martinsville, Virginia?

The racial demographics of Martinsville are 48.0% White, 45.4% Black, 4.0% Two or more races, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 5.7% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia residents are below the poverty line?

In Martinsville, 23.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 38.2%. On a per-household basis, 19.5% of families are below the poverty line in Martinsville.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 54.9% of Martinsville residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Martinsville, Virginia residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 82.8% of Martinsville residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 21.0% have a bachelor's degree and 6.8% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Martinsville residents aged 5 and older, 7.0% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.8% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.7% speak an Asian language.

Martinsville Income & Labor Statistics [top]

What is the unemployment rate in Martinsville, Virginia?

The unemployment rate in Martinsville is 6.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia residents work for the government?

In Martinsville, 13.7% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Martinsville, Virginia?

The median household income in Martinsville is $34,371.

Martinsville Housing & Rent Statistics [top]

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Martinsville, Virginia?

In Martinsville, 55.9% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Martinsville, Virginia?

Renters occupy 44.1% of housing units in Martinsville.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Martinsville, 12.1% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Martinsville, Virginia housing units were built after 2000?

In Martinsville, 3.7% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 260 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Martinsville, Virginia?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Martinsville is $656.

What percentage of households in Martinsville, Virginia have broadband internet?

In Martinsville, 73.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Martinsville Population By Year

Year	Population	Rank in US
2021	13,517	2,528
2020	13,422	2,537
2019	12,554	2,618
2018	12,902	2,560
2017	13,142	2,501
2016	13,445	2,454
2015	13,645	2,420
2014	13,711	2,387
2013	13,755	2,376
2012	13,733	2,369
2011	13,769	2,349
2010	13,821	2,328
2000	15,355	1,970
1990	16,162	1,657