Martin County, Florida

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 160,464
Median household income: $80,701
Median home value: $386,500

Martin County is a county in Florida with a population of 160,464. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $80,701, its median household income sits above Florida's $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Martin County's population held roughly steady from 159,065 to 160,464, while its median household income rose 32.0% from $61,133 to $80,701.

73.6% of workers drive to work alone. 54.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 160,464
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,701
Median home value: $386,500
Median gross rent: $1,499
Housing units: 82,297
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159,065160,464

Median household income

$61,133$80,701

Median home value

$273,700$386,500

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,499

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159,065	$61,133	$273,700	$1,111
2020	160,420	$65,821	$293,000	$1,152
2021	158,323	$69,769	$306,700	$1,214
2022	159,399	$77,894	$359,200	$1,374
2023	160,464	$80,701	$386,500	$1,499

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over16.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,391	4.0%
5 to 17	19,685	12.3%
18 to 24	9,731	6.1%
25 to 34	14,661	9.1%
35 to 44	15,460	9.6%
45 to 54	18,299	11.4%
55 to 64	25,245	15.7%
65 to 74	25,312	15.8%
75 and over	25,680	16.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121,185	75.5%
Black or African American	7,876	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.1%
Asian	2,211	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.0%
Some other race	384	0.2%
Two or more races	3,949	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,690	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,073	7.3%
High school graduate	29,709	23.8%
Some college or associate's	40,204	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	29,362	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16,309	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,795	73.6%
Carpooled	5,920	8.8%
Public transit	116	0.2%
Walked	694	1.0%
Bicycle	470	0.7%
Worked from home	9,357	13.8%
Other means	1,264	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,131	24.3%
15 to 29 min	18,888	32.4%
30 to 44 min	14,409	24.7%
45 to 59 min	5,467	9.4%
60+ min	5,364	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.4% (17,817 of 156,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,307	62.4%
Nonfamily households	25,513	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,820	82.4%
Vacant	14,477	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54,328	80.1%
Renter-occupied	13,492	19.9%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,486	54.1%
1-unit, attached	6,791	8.3%
2 to 4 units	5,559	6.8%
5 to 19 units	12,047	14.6%
20 or more units	5,576	6.8%
Mobile home & other	7,838	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 12085
State: Florida
Land area: 544 sq mi
Water area: 209 sq mi
Center point: 27.0836, -80.3982