User:Thechipskylark3/Haymarket, Virginia

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Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2010 census, a total that was estimated to have decreased to 1,552 in 2020.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	107	—
1910	162	—
1920	133	−17.9%
1930	167	25.6%
1940	156	−6.6%
1950	213	36.5%
1960	257	20.7%
1970	288	12.1%
1980	230	−20.1%
1990	483	110.0%
2000	879	82.0%
2010	1,782	102.7%
2019 (est.)	1,676	−5.9%
2020	1,552	-7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,552 people living in the town.^[2] The 2019 census reported 464 households, and 377 families residing in the town.^[3] The population density was 1,725.2 people per square mile (665.5/km²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 661.4 per square mile (255.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.04% White, 5.35% African American, 0.80% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, an estimated 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.41% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.75% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.67. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 20 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 34, 40.3% from 35 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $128,125; the per capita income was $46,943. Haymarket's zip code 20169 is the wealthiest in Prince William County.About 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line.^[4]

Education[edit]

Battlefield High School has been ranked by US News as the Number 1 high school in the Prince William County Public School System for several years. Additionally, the school has been ranked as Number 18 in the state as well as Number 833 nationally in 2021 out of 17,857 high schools nation wide.
Haymarket Elementary School opened on September 2, 2014 after an August 19, 2014 ribbon cutting ceremony.
Mountain View Elementary opened in September 1995.
Ronald Reagan Middle School opened in 2012.^[5]
Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Elementary School opened in 2008.^[6]
Alvey Elementary School opened in 2003 and enrolled 458 students as of September 2020.^[6]