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Living in Martinsville

In Martinsville (New Jersey), unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Martinsville had a population of 12,147. An unemployment rate of 2.77% was measured at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 2,166 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population12,147people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary7,309EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent2,006EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate2.77%country median 4.6% — 39% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
PM2.5, annual mean5.65µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 84% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Martinsville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Martinsville recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,944 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent2,006 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official

Is Martinsville a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–48%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%
Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 23–45%
Family41%strong on family, weak on safety · range 30–52%
Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,166 of 12,147 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Martinsville is 2.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary7,309 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate2.77 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Martinsville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Martinsville median gross pay: €7,309 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€3,264of €5,290 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€5,290
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,944
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€3,264
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Martinsville Salary needed to live in Martinsville

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Martinsville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Martinsville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents496.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Martinsville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Martinsville's nearest airport was EWR, 34 km away and offered 153 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport153 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport34 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EWR3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Martinsville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Martinsville.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.6 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 23.2°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Martinsville is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.65 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.72 · Feb 5.17 · Mar 9.72 · Apr 16.72 · May 22.06 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 29.72 · Aug 28.56 · Sep 24.83 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.94 · Dec 6.28 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7 · Feb -6.94 · Mar -2.61 · Apr 2.39 · May 7.89 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 16.56 · Aug 15.56 · Sep 11.78 · Oct 5 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -4.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.67 · Feb -0.889 · Mar 3.56 · Apr 9.56 · May 14.94 · Jun 20.22 · Jul 23.17 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.33 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 5.72 · Dec 1.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 85.34 · Feb 68.83 · Mar 103.9 · Apr 95.76 · May 99.82 · Jun 110.7 · Jul 127.3 · Aug 122.4 · Sep 103.6 · Oct 108 · Nov 81.79 · Dec 100.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading16.9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.65 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Martinsville covered an area of 31.5 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 367.1 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area31.49 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official
Foreign-resident share18.74 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents2,166 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density367.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population12,147 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official

Alternatives for people set on Martinsville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Manville as a Martinsville alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €3,917 Manville vs €7,309 Martinsvilleno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 26.1% Manville vs 18.7% Martinsville+39%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Manville vs 2.8% Martinsville+11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Manville vs 5.6 µg/m³ Martinsvillesame level

Cities near Martinsville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Green Knoll 3.3 km away
Rent
1,338 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,920 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Finderne 4.4 km away
Rent
1,953 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,053 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Bound Brook 5.0 km away
Rent
1,823 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,140 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Warren Township 6.0 km away
Rent
2,005 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,317 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Raritan borough 6.6 km away
Salary
3,975 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Manville 6.9 km away
Rent
1,704 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,917 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Martinsville?

The unemployment rate is 2.77 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Martinsville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.65 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Martinsville?

The published population is 12,147 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Martinsville?

2,166 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Martinsville a good place to live?

Martinsville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Martinsville?

Green Knoll, Finderne, Somerville borough, Bound Brook, Bound Brook borough are near Martinsville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Martinsville (New Jersey), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6741d13274b6629b60c5d2a27b610aea]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/martinsville/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Martinsville (New Jersey), United States: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  5. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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