Flagler County vs Martin County

A side-by-side comparison of Flagler County and Martin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Flagler County and Martin County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Martin County has the higher population (160,464 vs 121,710 in Flagler County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($80,701 vs $72,923 in Flagler County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($386,500 vs $333,400 in Flagler County).

Population, income & housing

	Flagler County	Martin County
Population	121,710	160,464
Median age	52.6 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,923	$80,701
Median home value	$333,400	$386,500
Median gross rent	$1,687	$1,499
Housing units	58,520	82,297
Homeownership rate	81.5%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flagler County	Martin County
Population	109,801 → 121,710 (+10.8%)	159,065 → 160,464 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$54,514 → $72,923 (+33.8%)	$61,133 → $80,701 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$217,500 → $333,400 (+53.3%)	$273,700 → $386,500 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,687 (+34.4%)	$1,111 → $1,499 (+34.9%)

Flagler County

Population

109,801121,710

Median household income

$54,514$72,923

Median home value

$217,500$333,400

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,687

Martin County

Population

159,065160,464

Median household income

$61,133$80,701

Median home value

$273,700$386,500

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flagler County	Martin County
Under 5	3.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	18.0%	15.8%
75 and over	13.1%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flagler County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	75.5%
Black or African American	9.2%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flagler County	Martin County
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	29.9%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flagler County	Martin County
Drove alone	69.7%	73.6%
Carpooled	11.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.2%	13.8%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flagler County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	80.3%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	14.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Flagler County	Martin County
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2001	1986