City safety & data profile

MartinezGA

Martinez, GA is a 36K-resident city in Columbia County with a median household income of $81,602.

Columbia County, Georgia. 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 69% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $246,100.

Data updated 2026-08-21

36K
Population (place)
Top 31%
By size
$81,602
Median income (place)
$246,100
Median home (place)
10%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Martinez

Martinez posts a median household income higher than 51% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 49%
by median income, US cities

Where Martinez income ranks nationally

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

$81,602 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 GA

Population among 99 GA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Atlanta is the largest GA city on this list; Milton leads median income.

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

Highest median incomes in GA

Median household income among the same 99-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Milton posts the highest place-level median income in GA; Atlanta 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, GA beyond the headline numbers

Martinez sits inside Columbia County, Georgia, at roughly 33.52°N, -82.08°W. Population 35,795, $81,602 median household income. Median home value $246,100, median rent $1,284. Poverty rate 10%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 10%, poverty in Martinez, GA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Martinez runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 9.4% of Martinez workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 14.3% in Martinez, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Martinez workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters 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)
35,795
Martinez · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$81,602
-9% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$246,100
-40% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Columbia 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
162K+27%
Median Income
$95,592+38%
Median Home Value
$305,300+79%
Poverty Rate
7.5%-10%
Unemployment
4.6%-39%

Economics

Economics indicators for Martinez, GA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,284/mo
Poverty Rate
10% -19% vs avg
Unemployment 6.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 37.2%
Work From Home 9.4%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 68.8%
African American 13%
Asian 8.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
36.6%
Short Sleep Duration
32.7%
Obesity
31.8%
Physical Inactivity
24.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.1%
Binge Drinking
14.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.7%
Diabetes
11.9%
Current Smoking
11.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.5%
Annual Checkup 79.2%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3.1%

Alerts & News - Martinez Area

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.

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Martinez, GA?
Martinez, GA has a population of 35,795 people, located in Columbia County, Georgia.
What is the median household income in Martinez?
The median household income in Martinez, GA is $81,602 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10%.
What is the median home value in Martinez?
The median home value in Martinez, GA is $246,100. Median rent is $1,284/month.
What are the top health concerns in Martinez?
The top health indicators in Martinez include High Blood Pressure (36.6%), Short Sleep Duration (32.7%), Obesity (31.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Martinez?
The median age in Martinez, GA is 39.1 years. 37.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Martinez, GA is located in Columbia County, Georgia. With a population of 36K and a $81,602 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Martinez area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside GA (10% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside GA ($81,602 here).

Nearby Cities 8

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 Georgia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Georgia

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 (Columbia 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.