Martins Ferry vs Powhatan Point

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

Martins Ferry and Powhatan Point 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 1,511 in Powhatan Point). Powhatan Point has the higher median household income ($49,453 vs $43,073 in Martins Ferry). Powhatan Point has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $92,800 in Martins Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
Population	6,192	1,511
Median age	39.7 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,073	$49,453
Median home value	$92,800	$110,000
Median gross rent	$809	$453
Housing units	3,310	806
Homeownership rate	57.3%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
Population	6,646 → 6,192 (-6.8%)	1,642 → 1,511 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$42,348 → $43,073 (+1.7%)	$41,929 → $49,453 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $92,800 (+30.9%)	$88,500 → $110,000 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $809 (+50.4%)	$442 → $453 (+2.5%)

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

Powhatan Point

Population

1,6421,511

Median household income

$41,929$49,453

Median home value

$88,500$110,000

Median gross rent

$442$453

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
Under 5	2.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	18.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	17.5%
75 and over	4.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	97.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
No high school diploma	8.5%	14.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
Drove alone	88.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	2.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
1-unit, detached	66.9%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	10.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Martins Ferry	Powhatan Point
Poverty rate	27.9%	22.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1944	1963