Martin vs Prestonsburg

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

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

Prestonsburg has the higher population (3,823 vs 412 in Martin). Prestonsburg has the higher median household income ($27,265 vs $22,569 in Martin). Prestonsburg has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $72,700 in Martin).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Prestonsburg
Population	412	3,823
Median age	41.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$22,569	$27,265
Median home value	$72,700	$157,200
Median gross rent	$350	$456
Housing units	289	1,633
Homeownership rate	17.4%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Prestonsburg
Population	446 → 412 (-7.6%)	3,591 → 3,823 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $22,569 (+12.8%)	$26,563 → $27,265 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $72,700 (-9.8%)	$113,300 → $157,200 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $350 (-27.4%)	$600 → $456 (-24.0%)

Martin

Population

446412

Median household income

$20,000$22,569

Median home value

$80,600$72,700

Median gross rent

$482$350

Prestonsburg

Population

3,5913,823

Median household income

$26,563$27,265

Median home value

$113,300$157,200

Median gross rent

$600$456

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Prestonsburg
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	14.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	20.6%	5.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	13.9%
75 and over	12.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Prestonsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	93.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Prestonsburg
No high school diploma	36.8%	22.3%
High school graduate	34.1%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Prestonsburg
Drove alone	94.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Prestonsburg
1-unit, detached	36.7%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	33.2%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	12.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Prestonsburg
Poverty rate	44.6%	44.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1974	1973