It is a fairly quiet city 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 Roads 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 Roads has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Roads than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Roads may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, New Roads doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in New Roads with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.58% of adults in New Roads have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in New Roads in 2022 was $32,721, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,884 for a family of four. However, New Roads contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
New Roads is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Roads home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Roads residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in New Roads include French, German, Italian, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in New Roads is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
