Martinsville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 13,725 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Martinsville is the 64th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Martinsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Martinsville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinsville who work in office and administrative support (16.46%), sales jobs (7.49%), and healthcare suport services (6.16%). Also of interest is that Martinsville 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: 7.50% 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 percentage of adults in Martinsville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.30% of the adults in Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Martinsville in 2022 was $27,052, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,208 for a family of four. However, Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Martinsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Martinsville include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Haitian. The most common language spoken in Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
