Haymarket is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,570 people and three associated neighborhoods, Haymarket is the 245th largest community in Virginia.
Haymarket home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Haymarket real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Haymarket has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Haymarket is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Haymarket really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Haymarket perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Haymarket, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.89 minutes every day commuting to work.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Haymarket, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Haymarket is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.46% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Haymarket in 2022 was $56,312, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,248 for a family of four.
Haymarket is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Haymarket home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Haymarket residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Haymarket also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Haymarket include English, German, Polish, Irish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Haymarket's cultural character, accounting for 17.03% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Haymarket is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.