Betsy Layne vs Martin

A side-by-side comparison of Betsy Layne and Martin: population, income, housing, and more.

Betsy Layne and Martin are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Betsy Layne has the higher population (573 vs 412 in Martin). Betsy Layne has the higher median household income ($31,648 vs $22,569 in Martin). Since 2019, Betsy Layne's population has grown faster (+66.1% vs -7.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Betsy Layne	Martin
Population	573	412
Median age	68.0 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,648	$22,569
Median home value	—	$72,700
Median gross rent	$731	$350
Housing units	355	289
Homeownership rate	74.0%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Betsy Layne	Martin
Population	345 → 573 (+66.1%)	446 → 412 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$37,841 → $31,648 (-16.4%)	$20,000 → $22,569 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$122,300 → $92,400 (-24.4%)	$80,600 → $72,700 (-9.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$482 → $350 (-27.4%)

Betsy Layne

Population

345573

Median household income

$37,841$31,648

Median home value

$122,300$92,400

Martin

Population

446412

Median household income

$20,000$22,569

Median home value

$80,600$72,700

Median gross rent

$482$350

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Betsy Layne	Martin
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	20.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	20.6%
65 to 74	35.8%	3.6%
75 and over	14.7%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Betsy Layne	Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Betsy Layne	Martin
No high school diploma	14.8%	36.8%
High school graduate	46.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Betsy Layne	Martin
Drove alone	93.0%	94.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Betsy Layne	Martin
1-unit, detached	89.6%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	33.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Betsy Layne	Martin
Poverty rate	28.4%	44.6%
Average household size	1.88	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1957	1974