Martin vs Wayland

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

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

Martin has the higher population (412 vs 360 in Wayland). Wayland has the higher median household income ($31,042 vs $22,569 in Martin). Martin has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $21,800 in Wayland).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Wayland
Population	412	360
Median age	41.8 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$22,569	$31,042
Median home value	$72,700	$21,800
Median gross rent	$350	$1,047
Housing units	289	130
Homeownership rate	17.4%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Wayland
Population	446 → 412 (-7.6%)	352 → 360 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $22,569 (+12.8%)	$26,875 → $31,042 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $72,700 (-9.8%)	$29,300 → $21,800 (-25.6%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $350 (-27.4%)	$686 → $1,047 (+52.6%)

Martin

Population

446412

Median household income

$20,000$22,569

Median home value

$80,600$72,700

Median gross rent

$482$350

Wayland

Population

352360

Median household income

$26,875$31,042

Median home value

$29,300$21,800

Median gross rent

$686$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Wayland
Under 5	4.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	23.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	17.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	20.6%	6.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	14.4%
75 and over	12.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
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%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Wayland
No high school diploma	36.8%	31.8%
High school graduate	34.1%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Wayland
Drove alone	94.1%	87.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Wayland
1-unit, detached	36.7%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	51.5%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Wayland
Poverty rate	44.6%	52.5%
Average household size	1.88	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1974	1977