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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Market is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Market is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in New Market who work in sales jobs (17.85%), maintenance occupations (12.46%), and farm management occupations (8.25%). You will also find that a lot of people in New Market work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. 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. One downside of living in New Market is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Market, the average commute to work is 32.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, New Market does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of New Market overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in New Market, 22.88% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in New Market in 2022 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.
