Martin vs McDowell

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

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

McDowell has the higher population (549 vs 412 in Martin). McDowell has the higher median household income ($35,576 vs $22,569 in Martin). McDowell has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $72,700 in Martin).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	McDowell
Population	412	549
Median age	41.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$22,569	$35,576
Median home value	$72,700	$73,600
Median gross rent	$350	—
Housing units	289	344
Homeownership rate	17.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	28.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	McDowell
Population	446 → 412 (-7.6%)	656 → 549 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $22,569 (+12.8%)	$28,319 → $35,576 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $72,700 (-9.8%)	$70,400 → $73,600 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $350 (-27.4%)	$411 → $835 (+103.2%)

Martin

Population

446412

Median household income

$20,000$22,569

Median home value

$80,600$72,700

Median gross rent

$482$350

McDowell

Population

656549

Median household income

$28,319$35,576

Median home value

$70,400$73,600

Median gross rent

$411$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	McDowell
Under 5	4.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	1.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	0.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	20.6%	21.3%
65 to 74	3.6%	11.7%
75 and over	12.6%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	McDowell
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	99.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
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	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	McDowell
No high school diploma	36.8%	11.2%
High school graduate	34.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	McDowell
Drove alone	94.1%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	McDowell
1-unit, detached	36.7%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	33.2%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Martin	McDowell
Poverty rate	44.6%	41.0%
Average household size	1.88	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1974	1985