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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Martinsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.72% of the Martinsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Martinsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Martinsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
