Martin vs Wheelwright

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

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

Wheelwright has the higher population (945 vs 412 in Martin). Wheelwright has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $22,569 in Martin). Wheelwright has the higher median home value ($85,700 vs $72,700 in Martin).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Wheelwright
Population	412	945
Median age	41.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$22,569	$58,250
Median home value	$72,700	$85,700
Median gross rent	$350	$538
Housing units	289	316
Homeownership rate	17.4%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Wheelwright
Population	446 → 412 (-7.6%)	696 → 945 (+35.8%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $22,569 (+12.8%)	$20,417 → $58,250 (+185.3%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $72,700 (-9.8%)	$37,100 → $85,700 (+131.0%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $350 (-27.4%)	$535 → $538 (+0.6%)

Martin

Population

446412

Median household income

$20,000$22,569

Median home value

$80,600$72,700

Median gross rent

$482$350

Wheelwright

Population

696945

Median household income

$20,417$58,250

Median home value

$37,100$85,700

Median gross rent

$535$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Wheelwright
Under 5	4.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	11.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	21.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	22.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	7.3%
55 to 64	20.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	7.6%
75 and over	12.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Wheelwright
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Wheelwright
No high school diploma	36.8%	26.7%
High school graduate	34.1%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Wheelwright
Drove alone	94.1%	94.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.3%
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%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Wheelwright
1-unit, detached	36.7%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	11.4%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Wheelwright
Poverty rate	44.6%	35.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1974	1952