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MartinezCA

Martinez, CA is a 38K-resident city in Contra Costa County with a median household income of $127,355.

Contra Costa County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Martinez, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Martinez has a population larger than 72% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $859,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

38K
Population (place)
Top 28%
By size
$127,355
Median income (place)
$859,800
Median home (place)
6.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Martinez

Martinez posts a median household income higher than 86% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Martinez area.

Top 14%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Martinez

Where Martinez income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$127,355 Top 14% higher than 86% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Martinez $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Martinez, CA beyond the headline numbers

Martinez sits inside Contra Costa County, California, at roughly 38.02°N, -122.13°W. Population 38,137, $127,355 median household income. Median home value $859,800, median rent $2,353. Poverty rate 6.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Martinez, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.3% of Martinez, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Martinez costs around 6.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

22.3% of Martinez workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 9.3% in Martinez, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.5% of Martinez workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.6 years, Martinez's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Martinez from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
38,137
Martinez · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$127,355
+42% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$859,800
+108% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Contra Costa County): Martinez's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.2M+9%
Median Income
$127,229+62%
Median Home Value
$866,800+115%
Poverty Rate
8.4%-20%
Unemployment
6.5%-37%

Economics

Economics indicators for Martinez, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,353/mo
Poverty Rate
6.3% -49% vs avg
Unemployment 5.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 46.7%
Work From Home 22.3%
Public Transit 2.5%

Population

White 63.1%
African American 2.3%
Asian 10.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.8%
High Blood Pressure
30.5%
Obesity
28.2%
Physical Inactivity
20.3%
Binge Drinking
16.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.9%
Current Asthma
9.9%
Diabetes
9.8%
Current Smoking
9.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 71.1%
Annual Checkup 72.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
5.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MARTINEZ · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Martinez?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Martinez right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-MARTINEZ-CA · Martinez

Martinez: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Martinez; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Martinez, CA? ▼
Martinez, CA has a population of 38,137 people, located in Contra Costa County, California.
What is the median household income in Martinez? ▼
The median household income in Martinez, CA is $127,355 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.3%.
What is the median home value in Martinez? ▼
The median home value in Martinez, CA is $859,800. Median rent is $2,353/month.
What are the top health concerns in Martinez? ▼
The top health indicators in Martinez include Short Sleep Duration (33.8%), High Blood Pressure (30.5%), Obesity (28.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Martinez? ▼
Martinez has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Martinez? ▼
The median age in Martinez, CA is 42.6 years. 46.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Martinez, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (6.3% here).

West Hartford, CT 6.3% Hendersonville, TN 6.3% Naugatuck, CT 6.3% Glen Ellyn, IL 6.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($127,355 here).

Mililani Town, HI $127,363 Copiague, NY $127,369 Farmington, UT $127,338 Horizon West, FL $127,335

Compare Martinez with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Benicia, CA 28K Pleasant Hill, CA 35K Concord, CA 129K Walnut Creek, CA 69K Lafayette, CA 26K Vallejo, CA 122K Orinda, CA 19K Hercules, CA 25K
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Using Martinez's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Martinez area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Martinez against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Contra Costa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.