Martinsville is a city in Clark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Martinsville has a total area of , of which (or 98.63%) is land and (or 1.37%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Martinsville had a population of 1,118. The median age was 38.0 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.4 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 472 households in Martinsville, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.5% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 521 housing units, of which 9.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%. The population density was , and the housing unit density was .

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,064 95.2% Black or African American 1 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0% Asian 1 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 11 1.0% Two or more races 41 3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26 2.3%

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the city was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $56,354. Males had a median income of $33,594 versus $17,277 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,993. About 22.6% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. References

External links Martinsville History at Genealogy Trails.