Edgefield vs Martin

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

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

Martin has the higher population (674 vs 231 in Edgefield). Martin has the higher median household income ($57,684 vs $57,500 in Edgefield). Martin has the higher median home value ($121,700 vs $118,800 in Edgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Edgefield	Martin
Population	231	674
Median age	44.8 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$57,684
Median home value	$118,800	$121,700
Housing units	120	293
Homeownership rate	84.6%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgefield	Martin
Population	313 → 231 (-26.2%)	707 → 674 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$47,778 → $57,500 (+20.3%)	$70,313 → $57,684 (-18.0%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $118,800 (+18.3%)	$104,500 → $121,700 (+16.5%)

Edgefield

Population

313231

Median household income

$47,778$57,500

Median home value

$100,400$118,800

Martin

Population

707674

Median household income

$70,313$57,684

Median home value

$104,500$121,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgefield	Martin
Under 5	2.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	8.2%
35 to 44	19.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	16.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	19.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.2%	26.4%
75 and over	7.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgefield	Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	21.2%	8.0%
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	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgefield	Martin
No high school diploma	2.2%	34.0%
High school graduate	43.7%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgefield	Martin
Drove alone	95.2%	97.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgefield	Martin
1-unit, detached	98.3%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	35.2%

Poverty & households

	Edgefield	Martin
Poverty rate	12.1%	19.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1971	1980