Martin County vs Metcalfe County

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

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

Martin County has the higher population (11,181 vs 10,372 in Metcalfe County). Metcalfe County has the higher median household income ($48,572 vs $46,185 in Martin County). Metcalfe County has the higher median home value ($103,100 vs $84,900 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
Population	11,181	10,372
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,185	$48,572
Median home value	$84,900	$103,100
Median gross rent	$441	$549
Housing units	4,847	4,719
Homeownership rate	80.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
Population	11,648 → 11,181 (-4.0%)	10,036 → 10,372 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$41,013 → $46,185 (+12.6%)	$37,386 → $48,572 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $84,900 (+0.7%)	$77,200 → $103,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $441 (-21.3%)	$523 → $549 (+5.0%)

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

Metcalfe County

Population

10,03610,372

Median household income

$37,386$48,572

Median home value

$77,200$103,100

Median gross rent

$523$549

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
Under 5	4.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.2%
75 and over	6.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	7.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
No high school diploma	26.3%	15.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
Drove alone	88.3%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
1-unit, detached	54.7%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	38.1%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Metcalfe County
Poverty rate	29.2%	25.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1984	1986