Martinsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 11,946 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Martinsville is the 74th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Martinsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Martinsville is a blue-collar town, with 36.72% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Martinsville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinsville who work in office and administrative support (8.52%), sales jobs (8.37%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.72%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Martinsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.22 minutes every day commuting to work. Martinsville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Martinsville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.59% of adults 25 and older in Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Martinsville in 2022 was $31,317, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,268 for a family of four. However, Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Martinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Martinsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
