Bellaire vs Martins Ferry

A side-by-side comparison of Bellaire and Martins Ferry: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellaire and Martins Ferry are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Martins Ferry has the higher population (6,192 vs 3,852 in Bellaire). Martins Ferry has the higher median household income ($43,073 vs $35,000 in Bellaire). Martins Ferry has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $85,800 in Bellaire).

Population, income & housing

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
Population	3,852	6,192
Median age	41.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$43,073
Median home value	$85,800	$92,800
Median gross rent	$732	$809
Housing units	2,289	3,310
Homeownership rate	53.7%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	17.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
Population	4,097 → 3,852 (-6.0%)	6,646 → 6,192 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$30,257 → $35,000 (+15.7%)	$42,348 → $43,073 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $85,800 (+36.0%)	$70,900 → $92,800 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $732 (+21.0%)	$538 → $809 (+50.4%)

Bellaire

Population

4,0973,852

Median household income

$30,257$35,000

Median home value

$63,100$85,800

Median gross rent

$605$732

Martins Ferry

Population

6,6466,192

Median household income

$42,348$43,073

Median home value

$70,900$92,800

Median gross rent

$538$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
Under 5	10.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	12.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.1%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.1%
75 and over	6.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	82.2%
Black or African American	7.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
No high school diploma	10.1%	8.5%
High school graduate	49.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
Drove alone	78.3%	88.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
1-unit, detached	66.3%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	5.9%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Bellaire	Martins Ferry
Poverty rate	33.5%	27.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1946	1944