Martinsburg vs Vandalia

A side-by-side comparison of Martinsburg and Vandalia: population, income, housing, and more.

Martinsburg and Vandalia are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vandalia has the higher population (3,260 vs 582 in Martinsburg). Vandalia has the higher median household income ($58,649 vs $31,735 in Martinsburg). Since 2019, Martinsburg's population has grown faster (+103.5% vs -21.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
Population	582	3,260
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,735	$58,649
Median home value	—	$75,600
Median gross rent	$432	$762
Housing units	238	1,184
Homeownership rate	85.5%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
Population	286 → 582 (+103.5%)	4,149 → 3,260 (-21.4%)
Median household income	$40,556 → $31,735 (-21.8%)	$39,135 → $58,649 (+49.9%)
Median home value	—	$66,400 → $75,600 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$435 → $432 (-0.7%)	$613 → $762 (+24.3%)

Martinsburg

Population

286582

Median household income

$40,556$31,735

Median gross rent

$435$432

Vandalia

Population

4,1493,260

Median household income

$39,135$58,649

Median home value

$66,400$75,600

Median gross rent

$613$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
Under 5	1.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	28.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	3.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	19.8%	21.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	19.2%	8.1%
75 and over	4.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	81.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
No high school diploma	3.1%	15.3%
High school graduate	42.0%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
Drove alone	88.7%	85.4%
Carpooled	2.3%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	0.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
1-unit, detached	43.3%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	45.4%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Martinsburg	Vandalia
Poverty rate	16.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1982	1960