Benton County vs Martin County

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

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

Martin County has the higher population (9,854 vs 8,708 in Benton County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($65,345 vs $61,811 in Benton County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($150,400 vs $135,400 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Martin County
Population	8,708	9,854
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,811	$65,345
Median home value	$135,400	$150,400
Median gross rent	$834	$643
Housing units	3,778	4,583
Homeownership rate	80.5%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Martin County
Population	8,677 → 8,708 (+0.4%)	10,212 → 9,854 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$49,488 → $61,811 (+24.9%)	$52,726 → $65,345 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $135,400 (+46.4%)	$117,100 → $150,400 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $834 (+17.8%)	$540 → $643 (+19.1%)

Benton County

Population

8,6778,708

Median household income

$49,488$61,811

Median home value

$92,500$135,400

Median gross rent

$708$834

Martin County

Population

10,2129,854

Median household income

$52,726$65,345

Median home value

$117,100$150,400

Median gross rent

$540$643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Martin County
Under 5	5.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.4%
75 and over	7.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Martin County
No high school diploma	10.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	40.6%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Martin County
Drove alone	81.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Martin County
Poverty rate	12.1%	16.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1952	1980