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New Market, AL
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New Market profile


Living in New Market



New Market is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,543 people and three associated neighborhoods, New Market is the 257th largest community in Alabama.

Another important characteristic of New Market is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Also of interest is that New Market has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, New Market is worth considering.

In New Market, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

New Market is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of New Market are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.88% of adults in New Market having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Market in 2018 was $37,308, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,232 for a family of four. However, New Market contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

New Market is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Market home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Market residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Market include English, Irish, German, Swedish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in New Market is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.