Overview
1,598
Total Population
35.7
Median age
53.00%
Female population %
88.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
5-9 years
Largest age group
53.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
53
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
New Market's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in New Market is 35.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- New Market's population under 18 was 33.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- New Market's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in New Market, 28.72% were under the age of 15, 14.08% aged 15 to 29, 51.19% aged 30 to 64, 5.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 96 more females than males in New Market:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.00% females and 47.00% males in New Market, MD.
- The New Market, MD gender ratio is 88.7:100 i.e. 88.7 men to 100 women (0.887).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 99.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 137.
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Race / Ethnicity
New Market's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of New Market population: 89.74% are White, 3% are Black or African American, 1.25% are Asian, 0.81% are some other race and 5.19% are multiracial.
- New Market's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,545 (96.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in New Market is White with a population of 1,434 (89.74% of the total population).
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Year by year
New Market's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 1,614 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, New Market's population increased by 265 (65.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, New Market's population increased by 863 (129.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Market's population was lowest in year 2000 at 403.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)