New Market, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,234. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,318 (+6.8% change)
Males: 632 (51.2%), Females: 602 (48.8%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 37820
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $39,583
Median house value: $80,400
Population by Race
Races in New Market:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (30.7%), Irish (8.0%), German (7.4%), English (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish (1.1%).
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in New Market
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Market town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 13.0%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+12.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Market:
- JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN)
- LAKEWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOC (about 19 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Market:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 37 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 84 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Market:
- MOORE-MURRELL (about 14 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Abbreviation: MOR)
- GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 18 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GKT)
- NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; TAZEWELL, TN; Abbreviation: 3A2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Market:
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 5 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 30 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 76 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
Public primary/middle school in New Market:
- NEW MARKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 1559 W OLD A JOHNSON HW; Grades: KG – 05)