Indian River County vs Martin County

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

Indian River 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.

Indian River County has the higher population (163,856 vs 160,464 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($80,701 vs $71,049 in Indian River County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($386,500 vs $314,700 in Indian River County).

Population, income & housing

	Indian River County	Martin County
Population	163,856	160,464
Median age	55.0 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,049	$80,701
Median home value	$314,700	$386,500
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,499
Housing units	85,093	82,297
Homeownership rate	79.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian River County	Martin County
Population	153,989 → 163,856 (+6.4%)	159,065 → 160,464 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$54,740 → $71,049 (+29.8%)	$61,133 → $80,701 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $314,700 (+55.6%)	$273,700 → $386,500 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,284 (+33.9%)	$1,111 → $1,499 (+34.9%)

Indian River County

Population

153,989163,856

Median household income

$54,740$71,049

Median home value

$202,300$314,700

Median gross rent

$959$1,284

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)

	Indian River County	Martin County
Under 5	3.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	17.9%	15.8%
75 and over	16.2%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian River County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	75.5%
Black or African American	8.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian River County	Martin County
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	27.7%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian River County	Martin County
Drove alone	74.0%	73.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.8%	13.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian River County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	14.6%
20 or more units	6.8%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Indian River County	Martin County
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1991	1986