Demographics of Martin County, North Carolina

Martin County, North Carolina had 21,601 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −353 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Martin County, in four figures

21,601
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −353 people.; 46.8 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,578 ±$4,615
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Martin County, North Carolina's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Martin County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Martin County, North Carolina's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Martin County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,954	100.0	100.0
2021	21,747	99.1	100.2
2022	21,493	97.9	100.7
2023	21,484	97.9	101.6
2024	21,562	98.2	102.5
2025	21,601	98.4	103.1

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Population of Martin County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	21,954	−80	−41	0	−36
2021	21,747	−207	−189	0	−34
2022	21,493	−254	−182	+2	−62
2023	21,484	−9	−154	0	+145
2024	21,562	+78	−164	+17	+229
2025	21,601	+39	−163	−4	+209

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±0.7: for men 45.1 ±1.7 and for women 47.5 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Martin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,059 ±37	4.9% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,340 ±301	15.4% ±1.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,433 ±325	6.6% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,711 ±383	21.8% ±1.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,569 ±352	25.7% ±1.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,532 ±425	25.6% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,578 ±$4,615, and income per person $29,355 ±$2,243, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Martin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,247 ±348	23.6% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,624 ±413	27.6% ±4.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,412 ±246	14.9% ±2.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,520 ±288	16.0% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,134 ±255	11.9% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	90 to 320	0.9% to 3.4%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	360 ±145	3.8% ±1.5	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Martin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,334 ±718	20.4% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,221 ±306	29.2% ±6.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,906 ±437	18.5% ±4.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,207 ±232	17.8% ±3.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Martin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Martin County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	11,058 ±46	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±2.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±3.2	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±3.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,700 ±$7,001	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$758 ±$76	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Martin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	963 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,071 ±138	51.2% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,673 ±211	40.1% ±1.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 206	0.2% to 1.0%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 119	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	738 ±250	3.4% ±1.2	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Martin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	17,472 ±522	80.7% ±2.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,582 ±533	16.5% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 356	0.4% to 1.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	365 ±151	1.7% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	272 ±96	1.3% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	22 to 164	0.1% to 0.8%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Martin County among the counties of North Carolina

78th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Martin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ashe County	27,514	+3.5%
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%
Caswell County	22,563	+0.4%
Madison County	22,553	+5.9%
Anson County	21,758	−2.1%
Martin County	21,601	−1.6%
Greene County	20,700	+1.3%
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%
Warren County	18,898	+1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026