Martinez is a medium-sized town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 27,553 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Martinez is the 27th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Martinez is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Martinez is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinez who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.56%), sales jobs (11.77%), and healthcare (10.64%).

Because of many things, Martinez is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Martinez really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Martinez perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Martinez is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 99.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Martinez.

Being a small town, Martinez does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Martinez Information and Demographics

The population of Martinez is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.68% of adults in Martinez have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Martinez in 2000 was $26,734, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,936 for a family of four. However, Martinez contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Martinez is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Martinez home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Martinez is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Martinez include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Martinez is English. Some people also speak Spanish.