Martinsville Metro Area

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  4. Martinsville Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Martinsville Metro Area Family Information
  6. Martinsville Metro Area Education Information
  7. Martinsville Metro Area Business Information
  8. Martinsville Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Martinsville Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Martinsville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Martinsville Metro Area Counties
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Martinsville Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Martinsville Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 73,346
  • Land Area (2000): 1,018.661 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.408 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 33,170
Martinsville Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 71,912 48.90%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,143 0.78%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 74,018 50.33%

Martinsville Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Martinsville Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 40,211 36,941 3,271 8.13% 79
1991 40,174 35,745 4,430 11.03% 109
1992 38,820 36,068 2,752 7.09% 71
1993 38,060 35,761 2,299 6.04% 60
1994 38,284 35,241 3,043 7.95% 79
1995 37,962 34,729 3,233 8.52% 84
1996 36,405 33,759 2,646 7.27% 72
1997 35,110 33,691 1,419 4.04% 41
1998 34,607 33,186 1,421 4.11% 41
1999 34,346 31,974 2,372 6.91% 69
2000 35,375 33,464 1,912 5.40% 54
2001 35,010 32,816 2,194 6.27% 63
2002 34,904 31,229 3,675 10.53% 105
2003 34,752 31,247 3,505 10.08% 101
2004 32,551 29,379 3,171 9.74% 97
2005 31,602 29,327 2,275 7.20% 72
2006 31,059 29,453 1,607 5.17% 52
2007 31,921 29,994 1,927 6.04% 60
2008 32,958 30,169 2,790 8.46% 85
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 32,724 30,086 2,638 8.06% 81
Feb 2008 32,894 29,998 2,896 8.80% 88
Mar 2008 33,169 30,329 2,840 8.56% 86
Apr 2008 32,665 30,348 2,317 7.09% 71
May 2008 32,947 30,297 2,650 8.04% 80
Jun 2008 33,071 30,278 2,793 8.45% 84
Jul 2008 32,991 30,122 2,869 8.70% 87
Aug 2008 32,733 29,809 2,924 8.93% 89
Sep 2008 33,432 30,252 3,180 9.51% 95
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Martinsville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 5,532 16.00%
2. Construction 3,742 10.82%
3. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 3,028 8.76%
4. Wood Manufacturing 1,132 3.27%
5. Truck Transportation 1,054 3.05%
6. Apparel Manufacturing 1,044 3.02%
7. Educational Services 1,004 2.90%
8. Public Administration 940 2.72%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 898 2.60%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 888 2.57%
11. Health Care 864 2.50%
12. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 828 2.40%
13. Paper Manufacturing 774 2.24%
14. Repair and Maintenance 772 2.23%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 722 2.09%
16. Metal Manufactuing 674 1.95%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 668 1.93%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 586 1.70%
19. Finance and Insurance 546 1.58%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 518 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 3,594 11.49%
2. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 3,580 11.45%
3. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 3,502 11.20%
4. Health Care 3,464 11.08%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 1,716 5.49%
6. Apparel Manufacturing 1,208 3.86%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 1,152 3.68%
8. Finance and Insurance 1,148 3.67%
9. Social Assistance 956 3.06%
10. Department and Other General Stores 936 2.99%
11. Public Administration 856 2.74%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 742 2.37%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 690 2.21%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 584 1.87%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 426 1.36%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 372 1.19%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 348 1.11%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 342 1.09%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 280 0.90%
20. Wood Manufacturing 262 0.84%

Martinsville Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 4,896 14.16%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,206 6.38%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,938 5.61%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,592 4.60%
5. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 1,464 4.23%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,354 3.92%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,312 3.79%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 1,178 3.41%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,088 3.15%
10. Other Management Occupations 900 2.60%
11. Woodworkers 858 2.48%
12. Top Executives 824 2.38%
13. Carpenters 806 2.33%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 804 2.33%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 802 2.32%
16. Other Construction Trades 742 2.15%
17. Vehicle Mechanics 718 2.08%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 678 1.96%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 608 1.76%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 584 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 2,956 9.45%
2. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 2,398 7.67%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,620 5.18%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 1,602 5.12%
5. Secretaries and Admins 1,530 4.89%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,196 3.82%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,042 3.33%
8. Cashiers 998 3.19%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 904 2.89%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 882 2.82%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 862 2.76%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 852 2.72%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 710 2.27%
14. Registered Nurses 670 2.14%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 666 2.13%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 638 2.04%
17. Other Management Occupations 638 2.04%
18. Customer Service Representatives 630 2.01%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 604 1.93%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 600 1.92%

Martinsville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 64,667 54.86%
15-35 hours 10,136 8.60%
1-14 hours 2,147 1.82%
No regular hours 40,916 34.71%

Martinsville Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,351 2.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,058 1.66%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 3,176 4.98%
6 AM-6:29 AM 9,649 15.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 11,033 17.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM 6,914 10.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 10,874 17.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 5,017 7.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2,295 3.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2,229 3.50%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 912 1.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 420 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,376 5.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM 5,429 8.52%

Martinsville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,574 2.47%
5-9 6,784 10.64%
10-14 12,098 18.98%
15-19 13,894 21.80%
20-24 11,815 18.54%
25-29 3,872 6.08%
30-34 6,009 9.43%
35-39 926 1.45%
40-44 843 1.32%
45-59 2,384 3.74%
60-89 2,317 3.64%
At least 90 1,217 1.91%

Martinsville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 172 0.27% 49,865 78.24%
30-44 56 0.09% 7,722 12.12%
45-59 6 0.01% 2,378 3.73%
At least 60 108 0.17% 3,426 5.38%

Martinsville Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 52 0.08%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 10,513 16.25%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 51,418 79.49%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 26 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 610 0.94%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 342 0.53%
Color 6 Box Walked 772 1.19%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 948 1.47%

Martinsville Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 60,904 (144,430 people)
Families (2000): 42,206 (121,116 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 14,933
People at same address in 1995: 89,760
Martinsville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 7,786 12.75%
$10,000-$14,999 5,313 8.70%
$15,000-$19,999 5,683 9.31%
$20,000-$24,999 5,760 9.43%
$25,000-$29,999 4,837 7.92%
$30,000-$34,999 4,749 7.78%
$35,000-$39,999 4,074 6.67%
$40,000-$44,999 3,718 6.09%
$45,000-$49,999 3,518 5.76%
$50,000-$59,999 4,779 7.83%
$60,000-$74,999 5,080 8.32%
$75,000-$99,999 2,868 4.70%
$100,000-$124,999 1,396 2.29%
$125,000-$149,999 432 0.71%
$150,000-$199,999 433 0.71%
$200,000 or more 638 1.04%

Martinsville Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 8,387 27.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 9,898 32.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 877 2.88%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 5,505 18.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 97 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,704 12.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 42 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,291 4.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 17 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 353 1.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 227 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 5 0.02%

Martinsville Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 45,777 28.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 16,749 10.60%
Public Assistance 2,244 1.42%
Retirement 11,732 7.42%
Self Employment 5,288 3.35%
Social Security 19,922 12.60%
Supplemental Security 3,005 1.90%
Wage / Salary 44,442 28.12%
Other 8,902 5.63%

Martinsville Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 19,985 62.65%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 11,913 37.35%

Martinsville Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,909 8.65%
Color 1 Box Married 35,841 63.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 13,937 24.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,040 3.60%

Martinsville Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 6,943 11.01%
Color 1 Box Married 35,828 56.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 11,436 18.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 8,830 14.01%

Martinsville Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Martinsville Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 15,807 13.84%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 23,158 20.28%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 36,982 32.38%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 20,588 18.03%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 5,952 5.21%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 7,863 6.88%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,856 3.38%

Martinsville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1,186 1.62% 910 1.24% 2,096 2.86%
Kindergarten 1,683 2.29% 158 0.22% 1,841 2.51%
Grades 1-4 7,477 10.19% 304 0.41% 7,781 10.61%
Grades 5-8 7,299 9.95% 388 0.53% 7,687 10.48%
Grades 9-12 7,513 10.24% 438 0.60% 7,951 10.84%
Undergrad college 4,364 5.95% 652 0.89% 5,016 6.84%
Graduate or professional school 512 0.70% 194 0.26% 706 0.96%
Total 30,034 40.95% 3,044 4.15% 33,078 45.10%

Martinsville Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Martinsville Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 127 137
2004 143 139

Martinsville Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Martinsville Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 125,595 86.84%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 19,036 13.16%

Martinsville Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 363
Martinsville Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Martinsville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Martinsville Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 8,563 11.67%
10-19 Years 9,458 12.90%
20-29 Years 8,208 11.19%
30-39 Years 10,901 14.86%
40-49 Years 10,849 14.79%
50-59 Years 9,585 13.07%
60-69 Years 7,315 9.97%
70-79 Years 5,579 7.61%
80-89 Years 2,500 3.41%
90+ Years 388 0.53%

Martinsville Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 35,204 48.00%
Color 1 Box Female 38,142 52.00%

Martinsville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 50,423 68.75%
Color 1 Box African-American 19,581 26.70%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,360 3.22%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 521 0.71%
Color 2 Box Asian 290 0.40%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 95 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 68 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 8 0.01%

Martinsville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 28,091 40.37%
2. English 13,728 19.73%
3. Irish 8,079 11.61%
4. German 7,286 10.47%
5. Scotch Irish 2,576 3.70%
6. Scottish 1,312 1.89%
7. Italian 1,298 1.87%
8. Dutch 1,227 1.76%
9. French Non-Basque 1,052 1.51%
10. African 990 1.42%

Martinsville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 132,643 95.36%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 4,917 3.53%
3. French 538 0.39%
4. German 230 0.17%
5. Tagalog 94 0.07%
6. Greek 86 0.06%
7. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 70 0.05%
8. Other Asian 70 0.05%
9. Italian 68 0.05%
10. Other West Germanic 56 0.04%

Martinsville Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 143,066 97.28%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 585 0.40%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,422 2.33%

Martinsville Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Martinsville Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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