New Market, VA Population

Overview

2,281

Total Population

50.6

Median age

56.82%

Female population %

76:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

83.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Market's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Market is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Market's population under 18 was 13.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Market's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Market, 11.97% were under the age of 15, 17.97% aged 15 to 29, 36.65% aged 30 to 64, 28.45% aged 65 to 84, and 4.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 311 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 56.82% females and 43.18% males in New Market, VA.
The New Market, VA gender ratio is 76:100 i.e. 76 men to 100 women (0.760).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 122.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 156.

New Market's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Market population: 92.37% are White, 4.08% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.66% are Asian, 0.39% are some other race and 1.89% are multiracial.
New Market's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,111 (92.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Market is White with a population of 2,107 (92.37% of the total population).

New Market's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,252 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, New Market's population increased by 431 (24.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Market's population decreased by 34 (1.56%), 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 1,755.