Martin County vs Union County

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

Martin County and Union 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 7,028 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($79,500 vs $65,345 in Martin County). Union County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $150,400 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Union County
Population	9,854	7,028
Median age	41.8 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,345	$79,500
Median home value	$150,400	$162,200
Median gross rent	$643	$792
Housing units	4,583	3,250
Homeownership rate	78.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Union County
Population	10,212 → 9,854 (-3.5%)	7,113 → 7,028 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$52,726 → $65,345 (+23.9%)	$50,375 → $79,500 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $150,400 (+28.4%)	$116,300 → $162,200 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $643 (+19.1%)	$797 → $792 (-0.6%)

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

Union County

Population

7,1137,028

Median household income

$50,375$79,500

Median home value

$116,300$162,200

Median gross rent

$797$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin County	Union County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.5%
75 and over	8.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Union County
No high school diploma	11.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	40.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Union County
Drove alone	79.7%	87.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	3.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Union County
1-unit, detached	73.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Union County
Poverty rate	16.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1980	1968