Martins Ferry vs St. Clairsville

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

Martins Ferry and St. Clairsville 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 5,043 in St. Clairsville). St. Clairsville has the higher median household income ($73,534 vs $43,073 in Martins Ferry). St. Clairsville has the higher median home value ($197,600 vs $92,800 in Martins Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
Population	6,192	5,043
Median age	39.7 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,073	$73,534
Median home value	$92,800	$197,600
Median gross rent	$809	$966
Housing units	3,310	2,514
Homeownership rate	57.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
Population	6,646 → 6,192 (-6.8%)	5,072 → 5,043 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$42,348 → $43,073 (+1.7%)	$70,688 → $73,534 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $92,800 (+30.9%)	$180,700 → $197,600 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $809 (+50.4%)	$745 → $966 (+29.7%)

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

St. Clairsville

Population

5,0725,043

Median household income

$70,688$73,534

Median home value

$180,700$197,600

Median gross rent

$745$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
Under 5	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	15.9%
75 and over	4.1%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	86.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	2.0%
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%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
Drove alone	88.7%	82.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
1-unit, detached	66.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	9.2%
20 or more units	7.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Martins Ferry	St. Clairsville
Poverty rate	27.9%	8.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1944	1970