Overall, New Martinsville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.32 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in New Martinsville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.54% of adults in New Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in New Martinsville in 2022 was $26,935, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,740 for a family of four. However, New Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call New Martinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Martinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Martinsville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in New Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
