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People QuickFacts |
Martinsville city |
Virginia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
14,543 | 7,769,089 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-5.7% | 9.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
15,416 | 7,079,025 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
4.9% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.2% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
23.8% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
54.7% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
56.3% | 73.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
41.9% | 19.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
4.7% | 6.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
52.4% | 67.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.0% | 52.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 8.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.7% | 11.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.5% | 81.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.6% | 29.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
3,630 | 1,155,083 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.1 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
7,308 | 3,274,394 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
60.2% | 68.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
25.4% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$69,100 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,498 | 2,699,173 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.27 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$31,823 | $59,575 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,251 | $23,975 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
20.3% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Martinsville city |
Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
713 | 197,2631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
11,660 | 3,174,3631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-27.4% | 9.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
730 | 478,718 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,440 | 529,520 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.1% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.9% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
415,735 | 83,952,547 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 69,267,796 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
218,572 | 80,509,062 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,418 | $11,069 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
27,745 | 10,929,429 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
11 | 27,577 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
167,188 | 110,104,8071 |
