Being a small city, Martins Ferry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Martins Ferry is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.66% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Martins Ferry in 2022 was $25,192, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,768 for a family of four. However, Martins Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Martins Ferry also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.35% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Martins Ferry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Martins Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martins Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Martins Ferry include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Martins Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
