Martins Ferry, OH Housing Market & City Data

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6,517
Population Estimate
$70,997
Median Home Value
93.7%
Employment Rate
13.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$74
Median Listing Price$119,900
Median Days on Market47
Active Listings26
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)40
Avg Listing Price$116,575
Avg Listing Price Change MoM7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.13
Family Dual Income50.5
Median Household Income$42,348
Median Individual Income$25,476
Home Ownership63.9%
Home Value$70,997
Median Rent$538
Rent Burden22.6%
Poverty18.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.0%
  • Highschool Education46.9%
  • Some College28.9%
  • Bachelors Degree10.2%
  • Graduate Degree3.0%
  • Total College or Above13.2%
  • Stem Degree32.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.3%
  • Female52.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married40.8%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married33.8%
  • Widowed9.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMartins Ferry
State IDOH
Population6,517

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.2%
19–2910.0%
30–3912.0%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.3%
60–6913.9%
70–798.4%
80+4.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.0%
Unemployment Rate6.3%
Disabled14.1%

ETHNICITY

White87.7%
Black9.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple2.9%

OTHER

Hispanic1.2%
Limited English0.5%
Health Uninsured6.1%
Veteran10.3%

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