Martinsburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 19,047 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Martinsburg is the seventh largest community in West Virginia.

Martinsburg real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Martinsburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Martinsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.82% 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.

The population of Martinsburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Martinsburg, 24.67% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Martinsburg in 2022 was $31,234, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,936 for a family of four. However, Martinsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Martinsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Martinsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martinsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Martinsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Martinsburg include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Martinsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.