Martin County vs Santa Rosa County

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

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

Santa Rosa County has the higher population (193,719 vs 160,464 in Martin County). Santa Rosa County has the higher median household income ($88,968 vs $80,701 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($386,500 vs $302,100 in Santa Rosa County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
Population	160,464	193,719
Median age	53.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,701	$88,968
Median home value	$386,500	$302,100
Median gross rent	$1,499	$1,445
Housing units	82,297	78,275
Homeownership rate	80.1%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
Population	159,065 → 160,464 (+0.9%)	174,755 → 193,719 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$61,133 → $80,701 (+32.0%)	$67,949 → $88,968 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$273,700 → $386,500 (+41.2%)	$199,200 → $302,100 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,499 (+34.9%)	$1,129 → $1,445 (+28.0%)

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

Santa Rosa County

Population

174,755193,719

Median household income

$67,949$88,968

Median home value

$199,200$302,100

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
Under 5	4.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.4%
75 and over	16.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	79.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	23.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
Drove alone	73.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.6%
Other means	1.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
1-unit, detached	54.1%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Santa Rosa County
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.31	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1986	1997