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!) Newellton 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. Newellton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Newellton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Newellton may be for you.
Being a small town, Newellton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Newellton has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.45% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Newellton in 2022 was $16,870, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,480 for a family of four. However, Newellton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newellton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.06% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Newellton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Newellton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newellton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Newellton include German, Scots-Irish, English, Other Arab, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Newellton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
