Virginia · Census place 49784
Martinsville city, VA
Quick answer
Martinsville city has 13,584 residents, ranking #98 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $42,434, the median home is worth $92,500 and median gross rent runs $784 a month.
- Population
- 13,584Martinsville city residents
- Median household income
- $42,434Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $92,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Martinsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Martinsville city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 56.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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