Hazel Green vs New Market

A side-by-side comparison of Hazel Green and New Market: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazel Green and New Market are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hazel Green has the higher population (3,765 vs 1,296 in New Market). Hazel Green has the higher median household income ($90,654 vs $71,083 in New Market). Hazel Green has the higher median home value ($179,500 vs $113,400 in New Market).

Population, income & housing

	Hazel Green	New Market
Population	3,765	1,296
Median age	36.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,654	$71,083
Median home value	$179,500	$113,400
Median gross rent	$1,051	$967
Housing units	1,529	597
Homeownership rate	81.5%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazel Green	New Market
Population	3,901 → 3,765 (-3.5%)	1,122 → 1,296 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$43,269 → $90,654 (+109.5%)	$61,696 → $71,083 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$129,000 → $179,500 (+39.1%)	$131,400 → $113,400 (-13.7%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,051 (+24.4%)	$599 → $967 (+61.4%)

Hazel Green

Population

3,9013,765

Median household income

$43,269$90,654

Median home value

$129,000$179,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,051

New Market

Population

1,1221,296

Median household income

$61,696$71,083

Median home value

$131,400$113,400

Median gross rent

$599$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazel Green	New Market
Under 5	15.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	3.2%	19.7%
55 to 64	19.5%	21.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	0.0%
75 and over	8.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazel Green	New Market
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	78.1%
Black or African American	19.9%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.2%
Asian	2.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazel Green	New Market
No high school diploma	7.3%	16.3%
High school graduate	29.9%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazel Green	New Market
Drove alone	80.0%	61.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	27.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazel Green	New Market
1-unit, detached	85.8%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	37.4%

Poverty & households

	Hazel Green	New Market
Poverty rate	4.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1989	1989