Martin County

Martin County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	22,031
County Seat	Martin County Governmental Center Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	117
Num Towns	9
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	8,044
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	21,992
Median Age	46.7
Veterans	1,252
Housing Units	11,108
Uninsured	175
Net Migration (recent)	618
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	423
Total Employees	4,750
Avg Annual Pay	$38,562
Median Household Income	$44,799
Poverty Rate	20.5%
Unemployment Rate	9.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$49,342
Federal Spending FY2024	$178,061,429
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,082

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$99,200
Median Rent	$758
FMR Studio	$704
FMR 1BR	$709
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,212
FMR 4BR	$1,233

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	27
Fire Stations	27
Police Stations	27
Adult Smoking	21.4%
Adult Obesity	40.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	32.4
Air Quality Good Days	304

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	9
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	9

Community

Churches	40
Libraries	9
Historic Places (NRHP)	29
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	77
SNAP Stores	29
Bank Branches	7

Agriculture

Total Farms	4
Land in Farms (acres)	124,709
Avg Farm Size (acres)	31,177.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
EM	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-10
DR	HURRICANE MATTHEW	2016-10-10

Detailed Topics

Communities in Martin County

Williamston — pop 5,248
Robersonville — pop 1,269
Jamesville — pop 424
Hamilton — pop 306
Oak City — pop 266
Parmele — pop 243
Everetts — pop 150
Bear Grass — pop 89
Hassell — pop 49

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.