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. Martinsville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.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%). 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.The percentage of adults in Martinsville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.59% of adults in Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. 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.
