Newellton vs St. Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of Newellton and St. Joseph: population, income, housing, and more.

Newellton and St. Joseph are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newellton has the higher population (909 vs 709 in St. Joseph). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($33,864 vs $25,477 in Newellton). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($56,100 vs $45,500 in Newellton).

Population, income & housing

	Newellton	St. Joseph
Population	909	709
Median age	45.8 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$25,477	$33,864
Median home value	$45,500	$56,100
Median gross rent	$528	$746
Housing units	566	436
Homeownership rate	58.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newellton	St. Joseph
Population	1,190 → 909 (-23.6%)	915 → 709 (-22.5%)
Median household income	$24,196 → $25,477 (+5.3%)	$21,496 → $33,864 (+57.5%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $45,500 (-23.4%)	$37,800 → $56,100 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $528 (-13.6%)	$564 → $746 (+32.3%)

Newellton

Population

1,190909

Median household income

$24,196$25,477

Median home value

$59,400$45,500

Median gross rent

$611$528

St. Joseph

Population

915709

Median household income

$21,496$33,864

Median home value

$37,800$56,100

Median gross rent

$564$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newellton	St. Joseph
Under 5	6.5%	1.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	6.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.8%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	18.3%
75 and over	14.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newellton	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	27.2%
Black or African American	80.3%	70.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newellton	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	17.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	52.8%	58.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newellton	St. Joseph
Drove alone	93.9%	73.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	13.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	1.5%	6.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newellton	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	78.3%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Newellton	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	43.1%	41.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1972	1966