Martin County, Kentucky

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Martin County is a one of the county from Kentucky's 120 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 12578 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 11602, It is Kentucky's 27th least populous county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 230.81 mi˛ (597.8 square kilometre), of which, 230.7 square miles (597.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 27th smallest by total area among Kentucky's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 12578 people in the county, organized into 4776 households, and 3621 families living in the county. The population density was 54.5 people per square mile (21.04/km˛), making its Kentucky's 63rd most densely populated county. There were 5551 housing units at an average density of 24.1 per square mile (9.31/km˛). The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 11602, The racial makeup of the county was 11468 White, 21 Black or African American, 11 American Indian, 10 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 86 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $18279, it is the third poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $21574, making its Kentucky's third lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $10650, making it the fifth lowest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 3166 pupils and students, of which 1572 are male and 1594 are female, 25.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 101 nursery or pri school, 211 kindergarten, 1636 elementary school, 783 high school and 435 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Inez City	Martin County	0.66	0.66	0	466	710.5	14183	21875
2	Warfield City	Martin County	0.95	0.95	0	284	300.1	12208	21786

Year	Population
April 2000 census	12578
April 2000 Estimate	12578
July 2000 Estimate	12560
July 2001 Estimate	12414
July 2002 Estimate	12381
July 2003 Estimate	12281
July 2004 Estimate	12080
July 2005 Estimate	11883
July 2006 Estimate	11740
July 2007 Estimate	11635
July 2008 Estimate	11602

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	40	61	101
Kindergarten	106	105	211
Elementary school	893	743	1636
High school	404	379	783
College or graduate school	129	306	435

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Martin County, Kentucky	$18279	$21574	$10650
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587