Newellton is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 814 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newellton is the 249th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Newellton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Newellton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newellton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newellton who work in sales jobs (30.67%), maintenance occupations (16.26%), and office and administrative support (6.14%). 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. Newellton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Newellton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.45% of people over 25 have a college degree. 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.
