Martinsville city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.8 | 13,763 people · 5th most distressed in Virginia

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Martinsville city, VA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.8 — 108th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Virginia, it ranks 5th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Martinsville city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 92.2 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 92.2
Poverty Rate 92
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 83.5
Debt in Collections 84
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 94
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 79
Community Vulnerability 67.3
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 79
Housing Cost Burden 67.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 59
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 85
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 78
Employment & Wages 53.6
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 53
Business Formation Rate 32

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Martinsville city compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Martinsville city
Martinsville city, VA 72.8 Serious
Henry County, VA 64.9 Elevated -7.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Martinsville city
Dillon County, SC 72.8 Serious +0.0
Concordia Parish, LA 72.8 Serious +0.1
McCreary County, KY 72.9 Serious +0.1
Jackson County, FL 73.0 Serious +0.2
Le Flore County, OK 72.5 Serious -0.3

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