Green County vs Martin County

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

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

Green County has the higher population (11,278 vs 11,181 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($46,185 vs $41,087 in Green County). Green County has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $84,900 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Green County	Martin County
Population	11,278	11,181
Median age	45.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,087	$46,185
Median home value	$118,900	$84,900
Median gross rent	$612	$441
Housing units	5,292	4,847
Homeownership rate	76.6%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green County	Martin County
Population	10,979 → 11,278 (+2.7%)	11,648 → 11,181 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$35,899 → $41,087 (+14.5%)	$41,013 → $46,185 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $118,900 (+49.6%)	$84,300 → $84,900 (+0.7%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $612 (+11.9%)	$560 → $441 (-21.3%)

Green County

Population

10,97911,278

Median household income

$35,899$41,087

Median home value

$79,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$547$612

Martin County

Population

11,64811,181

Median household income

$41,013$46,185

Median home value

$84,300$84,900

Median gross rent

$560$441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green County	Martin County
Under 5	5.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.1%
75 and over	10.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	86.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green County	Martin County
No high school diploma	15.0%	26.3%
High school graduate	42.2%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green County	Martin County
Drove alone	78.7%	88.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.5%
Public transit	1.6%	0.1%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	54.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Green County	Martin County
Poverty rate	21.5%	29.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1977	1984