Martin, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Martin	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$20,346	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$34,032	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$56,924	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$27,751	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,287	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	49.2%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Martin is 55% lower than the national average
The median household income in Martin is 58% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Martin is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Martin is 226% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,685 $34,032 $68,064

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Martin median earnings by income bracket

Martin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.3%	26.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	15.8%	15.8%
Other	47.4%	47.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Auxier, KY	944	$103,527	27.3%
Dwale, KY	198	$81,134	0.2%
Coal Run Village, KY	1,349	$65,272	19.7%
Pikeville, KY	6,794	$57,272	29.6%
Betsy Layne, KY	647	$53,934	33.7%
Martin, KY	361	$34,032	58.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coleville, CA	361	$0	100.0%
Lockwood, CA	361	$120,208	47.8%
Kilbourne, IL	361	$49,649	39.0%
Earl Park, IN	361	$80,048	1.6%
Milford, KS	361	$69,218	14.9%
Martin, KY	361	$34,032	58.2%

Source: The Martin, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.