Martinsville vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Martinsville and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Martinsville and West Union are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Martinsville has the higher population (1,212 vs 164 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($72,969 vs $65,000 in Martinsville). Since 2019, Martinsville's population has grown faster (+0.1% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsville	West Union
Population	1,212	164
Median age	47.5 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$72,969
Median home value	$73,600	—
Median gross rent	$588	—
Housing units	602	85
Homeownership rate	71.8%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsville	West Union
Population	1,211 → 1,212 (+0.1%)	322 → 164 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$47,941 → $65,000 (+35.6%)	$48,929 → $72,969 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $73,600 (+4.0%)	$45,000 → $78,900 (+75.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $588 (+12.0%)	—

Martinsville

Population

1,2111,212

Median household income

$47,941$65,000

Median home value

$70,800$73,600

Median gross rent

$525$588

West Union

Population

322164

Median household income

$48,929$72,969

Median home value

$45,000$78,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martinsville	West Union
Under 5	2.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	9.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	17.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	22.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	21.3%
75 and over	8.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsville	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martinsville	West Union
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsville	West Union
Drove alone	85.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	2.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsville	West Union
1-unit, detached	75.6%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Martinsville	West Union
Poverty rate	22.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.24	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1962	1938