Martin County, Texas
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,218
- Median household income
- $93,734
- ±17,711
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 138 of 2,570 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.2%
- 1,642 of 1,973 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Martin | 5,211 (2021) | Po Box 1330, Stanton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Stanton | 2,649 (2021) | Po Box 370, Stanton | Website |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County Hospital District | Hospitals | 600 E Interstate 20, Stanton | — |
| Stanton City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1529, Stanton | — |
| Permian Basin Underground Water Conservation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1314, Stanton | Website |
| Mustang Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 658, Temple | — |
| Martin County Fresh Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 146, Lenorah | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
GRADY ISD
School district1 schools
3011 STATE HWY 176, Lenorah, TX, 79749
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
STANTON ISD
School district3 schools
200 N COLLEGE, Stanton, TX, 79782
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Permian Basin Farmers Market (5021 Princeton Street Midland) · Midland Downtown Farmers' Market (Midland)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.