Martinsburg

Population & Demographics

Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg is home to 18,904 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,206 resident workers commute each day.

West VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
18,904
people
Population

18,904 residents

Median age 37.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Martinsburg population & demographics

Who lives in Martinsburg — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
18,904
Median age
37.4yrs
Median household income
$59,555
Median home value
$240,000
Median gross rent
$1,150/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.7%
Poverty rate
19.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Martinsburg

How Martinsburg breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.7%
Black15.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Two or more races8.1%
Some other race1.0%
Asian0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Martinsburg

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Martinsburg.

Martinsburg at a glance
Employed Residents
9,206
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
26.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Winchester
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Martinsburg proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Martinsburg commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Martinsburg

9,206 commutes, one dot at a time

Martinsburg

Where 9,206 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Martinsburg, by worker count.

1Martinsburg0.0 mi1,666
2Winchester22.1 mi206
3Ranson corporation11.8 mi198
4Hagerstown18.4 mi179
5Charles Town13.7 mi125
6Frederick29.5 mi89
7Shepherdstown9.0 mi88
8Charleston211.6 mi85

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Martinsburg.

1Martinsburg0.0 mi1,666
2Inwood8.4 mi164
3Hagerstown18.4 mi151
4Charles Town13.7 mi137
5Ranson corporation11.8 mi136
6Winchester22.1 mi93
7Falling Waters8.6 mi62
8Halfway15.3 mi57

Top industries

The sectors that employ Martinsburg’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.7%
EDEducational Services14.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.0%
RTRetail Trade12.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.8%
PAPublic Administration8.0%
WSWholesale Trade5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
MFManufacturing2.1%
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