Housing density: 1,263 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,628,264.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,921 (lower quartile is $1,426, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,008
Median gross rent in Martinez, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Martinez with a mortgage: 8,034 (762 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 719 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 152
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $159,900
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $103,055
5,496 married couples with children.
1,224 single-parent households (347 men, 877 women).
80.4% of residents of Martinez speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 4,692 (12.7%)
(74.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.3% Number of people working at home: 3,954 (20.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 391
5 to 9 minutes: 1,352
10 to 14 minutes: 2,505
15 to 19 minutes: 2,117
20 to 24 minutes: 1,921
25 to 29 minutes: 768
30 to 34 minutes: 1,400
35 to 39 minutes: 449
40 to 44 minutes: 797
45 to 59 minutes: 1,393
60 to 89 minutes: 1,499
90 or more minutes: 616
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 13,325 (63.3%)
Carpooled: 2,174 (10.3%)
Bus: 69 (0.3%)
Subway or elevated rail: 20 (0.1%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 94 (0.4%)
Taxi: 368 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 60 (0.3%)
Walked: 820 (3.9%)
Worked at home: 3,954 (18.8%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.5%Males
5.1%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
9.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.5%Males
2.7%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
4.9%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
4.7%Males
2.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
3.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Martinez, California
9592010 or later
8102000 to 2009
7941990 to 1999
8781980 to 1989
6301970 to 1979
921Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,218 (7.3%)
Italian: 1,217 (7.3%)
German: 981 (5.9%)
American: 969 (5.8%)
English: 925 (5.6%)
European: 692 (4.2%)
Portuguese: 242 (1.5%)
Polish: 238 (1.4%)
Scottish: 209 (1.3%)
Norwegian: 179 (1.1%)
Northern European: 147 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 116 (0.7%)
Swedish: 116 (0.7%)
Iranian: 99 (0.6%)
Scandinavian: 95 (0.6%)
British: 81 (0.5%)
African: 78 (0.5%)
Finnish: 73 (0.4%)
Russian: 70 (0.4%)
Dutch: 65 (0.4%)
French: 59 (0.4%)
Yugoslavian: 58 (0.3%)
Lebanese: 54 (0.3%)
Bulgarian: 54 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 53 (0.3%)
Jamaican: 42 (0.3%)
Maltese: 41 (0.2%)
Greek: 40 (0.2%)
Afghan: 34 (0.2%)
Swiss: 34 (0.2%)
Danish: 28 (0.2%)
Eastern European: 27 (0.2%)
Slavic: 22 (0.1%)
Czech: 21 (0.1%)
Armenian: 21 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 19 (0.1%)
Czechoslovakian: 16 (0.10%)
French Canadian: 11 (0.07%)
Jordanian: 7 (0.04%)
Australian: 3 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Philippines
Martinez:
13.7% (609)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Martinez:
12.8% (568)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Mexico
Martinez:
11.1% (491)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Peru
Martinez:
5.1% (228)
California:
0.7% (74,025)
India
Martinez:
4.4% (197)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Hong Kong
Martinez:
4.0% (179)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
Canada
Martinez:
3.5% (155)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Korea
Martinez:
3.2% (143)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
Laos
Martinez:
3.0% (132)
California:
0.5% (48,911)
Vietnam
Martinez:
2.7% (120)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Taiwan
Martinez:
2.2% (98)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Afghanistan
Martinez:
1.9% (85)
California:
0.5% (53,260)
Germany
Martinez:
1.9% (83)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Iran
Martinez:
1.7% (75)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
England
Martinez:
1.5% (68)
California:
0.6% (57,953)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 25,298
Other state: 6,052
Northeast: 1,368
Midwest: 1,977
South: 1,508
West: 1,183
87.8% of Martinez residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.2% lived in California.
Martinez:
87.8%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 89
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 193
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,272
Less than 1 year of college: 961
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,701
Associate degree: 1,619
Bachelor's degree: 4,195
Master's degree: 1,224
Professional school degree: 360
Doctorate degree: 286
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 150
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 60
10th grade: 153
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 210
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,229
Less than 1 year of college: 1,078
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,059
Associate degree: 1,507
Bachelor's degree: 3,973
Master's degree: 1,522
Professional school degree: 454
Doctorate degree: 313
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,783
One, attached: 2,447
Two: 348
3 or 4: 756
5 to 9: 629
10 to 19: 555
20 to 49: 368
50 or more: 486
Mobile homes: 48
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago