Martin County vs Switzerland County

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

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

Switzerland County has the higher population (9,914 vs 9,854 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($65,345 vs $65,148 in Switzerland County). Switzerland County has the higher median home value ($183,200 vs $150,400 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Switzerland County
Population	9,854	9,914
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,345	$65,148
Median home value	$150,400	$183,200
Median gross rent	$643	$720
Housing units	4,583	4,399
Homeownership rate	78.2%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Switzerland County
Population	10,212 → 9,854 (-3.5%)	10,685 → 9,914 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$52,726 → $65,345 (+23.9%)	$49,383 → $65,148 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $150,400 (+28.4%)	$116,400 → $183,200 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $643 (+19.1%)	$679 → $720 (+6.0%)

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

Switzerland County

Population

10,6859,914

Median household income

$49,383$65,148

Median home value

$116,400$183,200

Median gross rent

$679$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin County	Switzerland County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.1%
75 and over	8.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Switzerland County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Switzerland County
No high school diploma	11.3%	17.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Switzerland County
Drove alone	79.7%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	8.8%	3.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Switzerland County
1-unit, detached	73.0%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Switzerland County
Poverty rate	16.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1980	1988