Martin County, FL
Demographic and economic profile of Martin County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Martin County is a small coastal Florida county of 165,666 residents with a median age of 53.3 years and a labor force participation rate of just 52.5%, reflecting a substantial retiree population. The workforce of roughly 87,000 skews toward higher incomes—median household income of $82,943 and GDP per capita of $59,547—though median worker earnings of $40,277 suggest wage concentration at upper income levels. With 36.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, an 80.1% homeownership rate, and a median home value of $386,500, the county's population grew a modest 1.8% over five years against a backdrop of relatively high housing costs and a 4.5% unemployment rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.8% since 2018
Martin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone126,895 (78.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race13,484 (8.3%)
- Black or African American Alone7,761 (4.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone7,109 (4.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,058 (2.5%)
- Asian Alone2,196 (1.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish17,291
- 2.Other Indo-European1,730
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,301
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,000
- 5.German or other West Germanic626
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,200
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,749
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,341
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)7,930
- 5.Construction (Group)6,466
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations26,648
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,038
- 3.Service Occupations13,175
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,994
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,952
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Construction (LQ 1.49×)7,107
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)8,689
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)3,903
- 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.16×)5,308
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.07×)9,108
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.