Martins Ferry vs Shadyside

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

Martins Ferry and Shadyside 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 3,458 in Shadyside). Shadyside has the higher median household income ($55,081 vs $43,073 in Martins Ferry). Shadyside has the higher median home value ($125,100 vs $92,800 in Martins Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
Population	6,192	3,458
Median age	39.7 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,073	$55,081
Median home value	$92,800	$125,100
Median gross rent	$809	$854
Housing units	3,310	1,848
Homeownership rate	57.3%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
Population	6,646 → 6,192 (-6.8%)	3,727 → 3,458 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$42,348 → $43,073 (+1.7%)	$52,227 → $55,081 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $92,800 (+30.9%)	$96,300 → $125,100 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $809 (+50.4%)	$669 → $854 (+27.7%)

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

Shadyside

Population

3,7273,458

Median household income

$52,227$55,081

Median home value

$96,300$125,100

Median gross rent

$669$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
Under 5	2.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	20.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.0%
75 and over	4.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	96.2%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
No high school diploma	8.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
Drove alone	88.7%	89.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	2.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
1-unit, detached	66.9%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	5.4%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Martins Ferry	Shadyside
Poverty rate	27.9%	10.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1944	1953