New Market

Population: 2,159
Median household income: $47,967
Median home value: $247,400

New Market, a community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, has 2,159 residents. At $47,967, its median household income sits below Shenandoah County's $64,437.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Market's population held roughly steady from 2,180 to 2,159, while its median home value rose 6.0% from $233,300 to $247,400.

39.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,159
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,967
Median home value: $247,400
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 1,087
Homeownership rate: 41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1802,159

Median household income

$41,892$47,967

Median home value

$233,300$247,400

Median gross rent

$725$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,180	$41,892	$233,300	$725
2020	2,198	$40,774	$220,800	$676
2021	2,281	$42,727	$213,100	$697
2022	2,162	$47,855	$237,000	$742
2023	2,159	$47,967	$247,400	$745

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	2.8%
5 to 17	278	12.9%
18 to 24	146	6.8%
25 to 34	232	10.7%
35 to 44	270	12.5%
45 to 54	204	9.4%
55 to 64	255	11.8%
65 to 74	427	19.8%
75 and over	287	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,858	86.1%
Black or African American	95	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	23	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	166	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	221	13.2%
High school graduate	730	43.6%
Some college or associate's	386	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	215	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	123	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	662	70.1%
Carpooled	96	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	102	10.8%
Bicycle	6	0.6%
Worked from home	61	6.5%
Other means	18	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	239	27.0%
15 to 29 min	300	33.9%
30 to 44 min	245	27.7%
45 to 59 min	74	8.4%
60+ min	26	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 12.3% (252 of 2,053)

	Count	Share
Family households	537	54.2%
Nonfamily households	454	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	991	91.2%
Vacant	96	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	406	41.0%
Renter-occupied	585	59.0%

1-unit, detached39.7%

1-unit, attached20.6%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	431	39.7%
1-unit, attached	224	20.6%
2 to 4 units	161	14.8%
5 to 19 units	146	13.4%
20 or more units	80	7.4%
Mobile home & other	45	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5155848
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.6452, -78.6711