Anson County vs Martin County

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

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

Anson County has the higher population (21,903 vs 21,773 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($46,793 vs $44,245 in Anson County). Anson County has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $109,900 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Anson County	Martin County
Population	21,903	21,773
Median age	42.4 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,245	$46,793
Median home value	$119,300	$109,900
Median gross rent	$849	$729
Housing units	9,932	11,100
Homeownership rate	65.6%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson County	Martin County
Population	24,902 → 21,903 (-12.0%)	22,849 → 21,773 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$40,213 → $44,245 (+10.0%)	$40,090 → $46,793 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $119,300 (+30.8%)	$92,500 → $109,900 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $849 (+12.6%)	$664 → $729 (+9.8%)

Anson County

Population

24,90221,903

Median household income

$40,213$44,245

Median home value

$91,200$119,300

Median gross rent

$754$849

Martin County

Population

22,84921,773

Median household income

$40,090$46,793

Median home value

$92,500$109,900

Median gross rent

$664$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson County	Martin County
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	15.0%
75 and over	8.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	51.3%
Black or African American	46.7%	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson County	Martin County
No high school diploma	17.6%	16.7%
High school graduate	43.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson County	Martin County
Drove alone	74.8%	79.5%
Carpooled	17.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Anson County	Martin County
Poverty rate	21.2%	19.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1974	1976