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22844

New Market, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,677
Median household income
$65,974
People below poverty
6.2%
Median home value
$281,200

Income

The median income of households in 22844 was $65,974. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 22.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15.8
$100,000 to $149,999 14.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 44524
Female 41605

An estimated 69.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,216. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.3
Social Security 48.8
Retirement income 26
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.4
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.3

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 66.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 22844 in 2020-2024, 88.8% had health insurance coverage and 11.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.8% and public coverage was 50.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 22844 had a total population of 4,677 - 2,372 (50.7%) females and 2,305 (49.3%) males. The median age was 53.3 years. An estimated 11.7% of the population was under 18 years, 30.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 32.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 22844 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 90 81
5 to 9 55 77
10 to 14 121 69
15 to 19 46 73
20 to 24 127 138
25 to 29 255 190
30 to 34 157 29
35 to 39 124 88
40 to 44 149 159
45 to 49 54 132
50 to 54 176 129
55 to 59 112 230
60 to 64 138 139
65 to 69 248 229
70 to 74 197 221
75 to 79 125 111
80 to 84 89 216
85 and over 42 61

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.5% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 13.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.1% of the people in 22844 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.2% of the people in 22844 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,052 households in 22844. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.9% of the households in 22844 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.2% of all households.

In 22844, 14.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 50.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.9
Cohabiting Couples 14.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.4% of males and 42.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.7 23.9
Now married, except separated 44.4 42.5
Separated 2.1 0
Widowed 6.6 14.5
Divorced 15.2 19.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 22844, 25 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.7% of the people living in 22844 were U.S. natives. 62% of the 22844 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.3% of 22844 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 93.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 22844 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 22844.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 49.7
Asia 9
Europe 25.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 15.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 22844 in 2020-2024, 9.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.8% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 22844 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 7.8
Different state 1.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 22844 was 538 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 6 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 373. College or graduate school enrollment was 159.

Educational Attainment of People in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 44.8
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 10.7
Graduate or professional degree 10.3

Disability

In 22844, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 19.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 22844, 54.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,699 74.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 333 14.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 252 11

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 22844 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.4
Construction 3.9
Manufacturing 14.1
Wholesale trade 3.9
Retail trade 18.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 8.3
Public administration 5.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 22844 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 841 36.8
Service occupations 416 18.2
Sales and office occupations 309 13.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 283 12.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 435 19

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.9% of 22844 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.6
Other means 1
Worked from home 13.4

In 2020-2024, 22844 had a total of 2,206 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.3
Mobile homes 4.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 22844 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 54.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 22844 had 2,052 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 154 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.6% while renters occupied 35.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.23 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.17.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.2% and another 22.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 22844:

House Heating Fuel Used in 22844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.5
Electricity 60.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 11.3
All other fuels 8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 22844 was $281,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.2 % had a mortgage. 46.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,501 and for owners without a mortgage it was $410.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 22844 was $946. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.