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Area Population

Demographic (2009)

City of MartinsvilleHenry CountyM-HC
Combined
M-HC Extended
Labor Market
Total Population

 14,469

55,442 

69,911

428,730 

Labor Force

 5,782

25,360

31,142

 207,763

Median Age

 43.5

42.6

 42.7

42.0

Median Household Income

$36,017

 $38,772

$37,689

$41,313

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity (2009)

City of 
Martinsville
Henry
County
M-HC CombinedM-HC Extended Labor Market
 White Alone

7,509


51.9%

39,419


71.1%

46,910


61.9%

320,690


74.8%

 Black Alone

6,540


45.2%

13,583


24.5%

20,134


28.8%

94,749


22.1%

American Indian Alone

14


0.1%

111


0.2%

140


0.2%

857


0.2%

Asian or Pacific Islander Alone

101


0.7%

333


0.6%

419


0.6%

2.144


0.5%

Some Other Race Alone

145


1.0% 

1,275


2.3%

1,398


2.0%

6,002


1.4%

Two or More Races

159


1.1%

721


1.3%

909


1.3%

4,287


1.0%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

506


3.5%

3,105


5.6%

3,635


5.2%

13,719


3.2%

Population by Gender

Gender (2009)

City of 
Martinsville
Henry
County
M-HC Combined M-HC Extended
Labor Market
Males

46.1%

49.1%

48.4%

48.9%

Females

53.9%

50.9%

51.6%

51.1%