Martinsville is growing younger faster than any other place in Virginia. Here’s why.

Martinsville is growing younger faster than any other place in Virginia. Here’s why.

Want more on Virginia’s population trends? We’ve collected all our demographic coverage in one place. Martinsville, which has seen more than its share of economic trauma over the past decades, appears to be turning a corner, at least demographically. A new round of census data says that from 2020 to 2024, the city gained population. If that trend holds up through the census five years away, that would mean Martinsville has reversed a generation-…