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Martins Ferry, OH

6,140 Population
2.3 square miles 2,636.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,165 ±$2,206 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: $34,460 ±$892
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$37,467 ±$7,036 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: $57,418 ±$2,347
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

34.3% ±6.5% (2,024  ±388) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 16.6% 21,572 (±1.1% / ±1,386)
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.3 minutes ±0.8 (45,770  ±6,512) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 23.7 1,305,780 (±0.7 / ±47,691)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,895 ±234 Number of households
  • the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 58,024 ±724
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (6,106  ±18) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 2.3 130,301 (±0 / ±63)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±2.4% (25  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 3.8% † 1,027 (±0.7% / ±186)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,442 ±257 Number of housing units
  • the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 67,343 ±74
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$96,200 ±$5,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: $156,600 ±$3,407
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7% ±3.3% (431  ±204.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 10.3% 14,017 (±0.9% / ±1,251.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88% ±7.9% (3,717  ±399.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 92.4% 92,091 (±1.9% / ±1,863)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.4% ±3.2% (567  ±140.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 23.7% 23,604 (±1% / ±969.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±1.4% (162  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 1.5% 2,018
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±1.4% (179  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area: 7% 7,757 (±0.5% / ±553)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
179 Total veterans ±68 159 Male ±63 20 Female ±18

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