The overall crime rate in New Market is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) New Market has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. New Market has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Market than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Market may be for you.
Even though New Market is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The overall education level of New Market is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.47% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in New Market in 2022 was $30,033, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,132 for a family of four. However, New Market contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in New Market is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
