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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Martinsville Area is $19,564, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Martinsville Area median household income is $33,417. On average Martinsville Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #753

Martinsville Area	19,564 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	22,845 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	26,545 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	20,163 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #827

Martinsville Area	33,417 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	45,075 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Martinsville Area		-0.75%
Virginia		38.81%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Martinsville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Martinsville Area		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.81%	$8,392, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.43%	$17,208, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.95%	$2,135, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.72%	$14,910, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	43,187 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Martinsville Area	54,026 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
White	$35,801, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$26,073, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,396, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$77,813, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$41,098, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,036, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$13,080, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,185, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,525, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$28,026, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	54,345, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	25,371, 46.69%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,017, 59.19%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	60, 0.24%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,957, 58.95%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,984, 86.81%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,973, 13.19%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,354, 40.81%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	28,974, 53.31%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	14,823, 51.16%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.03%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	14,813, 51.13%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,114, 88.53%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,699, 11.47%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,151, 48.84%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	25,506, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,965, 86.12%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,507, 9.83%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	95, 0.37%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	152, 0.60%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	265, 1.04%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	522, 2.05%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Martinsville Area	22.5 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,098	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	12,984, 49.75%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,479, 19.09%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,815, 13.98%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,200, 16.94%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	65, 0.50%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,095, 8.43%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,311, 33.20%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	13,114, 50.25%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,028, 30.72%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,724, 20.77%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,760, 36.30%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 0.21%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,575, 12.01%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Martinsville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,098, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	218, 0.84%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,300, 4.98%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,487, 21.02%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	530, 2.03%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,409, 13.06%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,414, 5.42%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	231, 0.89%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,172, 4.49%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,199, 8.43%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,740, 21.99%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,824, 6.99%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	961, 3.68%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,613, 6.18%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Martinsville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,752	19.43%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,727	14.86%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.