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A profile of Martinsville city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Martinsville city was 13,849 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 31st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population13,8492025Up 0.4% from 2024The 31st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age38.4 years2024Down 1.8 years from 2023The 37th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over20.9%2025Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 49th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share7.4%2024Up 0.8 percentage points from 2023
Population density488.1 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.4% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June482025, estimatedCompared with 50 in 2024
13.4K13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K13.9K2020202120222023202420252020: 13,478 persons2021: 13,536 persons2022: 13,658 persons2023: 13,726 persons2024: 13,789 persons2025: 13,849 persons13.4K13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K13.9K2020202220252020: 13,478 persons2021: 13,536 persons2022: 13,658 persons2023: 13,726 persons2024: 13,789 persons2025: 13,849 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Martinsville city was 5.5% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 7th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate5.5%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.1 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 7th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$46,7272024Up 10.1% from 2023The 8th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)18.8%2024Down 3.7 percentage points from 2023The 21st highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index50.22024Down 0.8 points from 2023
345672021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 7 %2021-08: 6.9 %2021-09: 6.4 %2021-10: 6.3 %2021-11: 3.6 %2021-12: 3.8 %2022-01: 4.2 %2022-02: 3.9 %2022-03: 3.8 %2022-04: 3.4 %2022-05: 3.9 %2022-06: 4 %2022-07: 4 %2022-08: 4.7 %2022-09: 4.2 %2022-10: 4.2 %2022-11: 4.3 %2022-12: 4.2 %2023-01: 4.5 %2023-02: 4.5 %2023-03: 4.3 %2023-04: 3.6 %2023-05: 3.9 %2023-06: 4.2 %2023-07: 4.3 %2023-08: 4.5 %2023-09: 4.2 %2023-10: 4.1 %2023-11: 4 %2023-12: 3.7 %2024-01: 4.6 %2024-02: 4.4 %2024-03: 4.3 %2024-04: 3.9 %2024-05: 4.2 %2024-06: 4.6 %2024-07: 5 %2024-08: 5.3 %2024-09: 4.8 %2024-10: 4.4 %2024-11: 4.8 %2024-12: 4.7 %2025-01: 5.1 %2025-02: 5.3 %2025-03: 5.4 %2025-04: 4.7 %2025-05: 5.2 %2025-06: 5 %2025-07: 5.8 %2025-08: 5.6 %2025-09: 5.6 %2025-11: 5.6 %2025-12: 5.1 %2026-01: 6.3 %2026-02: 6 %2026-03: 5.7 %2026-04: 5.2 %2026-05: 5.2 %2026-06: 5.7 %2026-07: 6 %2026-08: 5.5 %345672021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 7 %2021-08: 6.9 %2021-09: 6.4 %2021-10: 6.3 %2021-11: 3.6 %2021-12: 3.8 %2022-01: 4.2 %2022-02: 3.9 %2022-03: 3.8 %2022-04: 3.4 %2022-05: 3.9 %2022-06: 4 %2022-07: 4 %2022-08: 4.7 %2022-09: 4.2 %2022-10: 4.2 %2022-11: 4.3 %2022-12: 4.2 %2023-01: 4.5 %2023-02: 4.5 %2023-03: 4.3 %2023-04: 3.6 %2023-05: 3.9 %2023-06: 4.2 %2023-07: 4.3 %2023-08: 4.5 %2023-09: 4.2 %2023-10: 4.1 %2023-11: 4 %2023-12: 3.7 %2024-01: 4.6 %2024-02: 4.4 %2024-03: 4.3 %2024-04: 3.9 %2024-05: 4.2 %2024-06: 4.6 %2024-07: 5 %2024-08: 5.3 %2024-09: 4.8 %2024-10: 4.4 %2024-11: 4.8 %2024-12: 4.7 %2025-01: 5.1 %2025-02: 5.3 %2025-03: 5.4 %2025-04: 4.7 %2025-05: 5.2 %2025-06: 5 %2025-07: 5.8 %2025-08: 5.6 %2025-09: 5.6 %2025-11: 5.6 %2025-12: 5.1 %2026-01: 6.3 %2026-02: 6 %2026-03: 5.7 %2026-04: 5.2 %2026-05: 5.2 %2026-06: 5.7 %2026-07: 6 %2026-08: 5.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Martinsville city was $98,400 in 2024, up 6.4% from 2023, and the 3rd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$98,4002024Up 6.4% from 2023The 3rd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances-0.74%2025Down 8.64 percentage points from 2024The 9th lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$8082024Up 3.1% from 2023The 26th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)55.4%2024Down 1.2 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits02025, estimatedDown 100% from 2024
75K80K85K90K95K100K20212022202320242021: 77,600 USD2022: 82,800 USD2023: 92,500 USD2024: 98,400 USD70K80K90K100K202120242021: 77,600 USD2022: 82,800 USD2023: 92,500 USD2024: 98,400 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Martinsville city were 420 in 2023, down 0.7% from 2022, and the 64th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms4202023Down 0.7% from 2022The 64th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate7.991%2023Down 1.82 percentage points from 2022The 28th lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate7.559%2023Down 0.73 percentage points from 2022The 42nd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate11.148%2023Down 4.04 percentage points from 2022
40045050055060019992003200720112015201920231999: 599 count2000: 582 count2001: 571 count2002: 580 count2003: 571 count2004: 562 count2005: 573 count2006: 555 count2007: 549 count2008: 549 count2009: 526 count2010: 515 count2011: 510 count2012: 514 count2013: 496 count2014: 471 count2015: 461 count2016: 458 count2017: 454 count2018: 450 count2019: 438 count2020: 422 count2021: 419 count2022: 423 count2023: 420 count4004505005506001999200820231999: 599 count2000: 582 count2001: 571 count2002: 580 count2003: 571 count2004: 562 count2005: 573 count2006: 555 count2007: 549 count2008: 549 count2009: 526 count2010: 515 count2011: 510 count2012: 514 count2013: 496 count2014: 471 count2015: 461 count2016: 458 count2017: 454 count2018: 450 count2019: 438 count2020: 422 count2021: 419 count2022: 423 count2023: 420 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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