Newellton vs Waterproof

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

Newellton and Waterproof 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 573 in Waterproof). Newellton has the higher median household income ($25,477 vs $24,286 in Waterproof). Waterproof has the higher median home value ($48,400 vs $45,500 in Newellton).

Population, income & housing

	Newellton	Waterproof
Population	909	573
Median age	45.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$25,477	$24,286
Median home value	$45,500	$48,400
Median gross rent	$528	$474
Housing units	566	332
Homeownership rate	58.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newellton	Waterproof
Population	1,190 → 909 (-23.6%)	775 → 573 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$24,196 → $25,477 (+5.3%)	$25,250 → $24,286 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $45,500 (-23.4%)	$54,200 → $48,400 (-10.7%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $528 (-13.6%)	$489 → $474 (-3.1%)

Newellton

Population

1,190909

Median household income

$24,196$25,477

Median home value

$59,400$45,500

Median gross rent

$611$528

Waterproof

Population

775573

Median household income

$25,250$24,286

Median home value

$54,200$48,400

Median gross rent

$489$474

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newellton	Waterproof
Under 5	6.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	14.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	2.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.4%
45 to 54	6.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	19.8%	6.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.5%
75 and over	14.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newellton	Waterproof
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	4.7%
Black or African American	80.3%	90.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newellton	Waterproof
No high school diploma	17.8%	17.7%
High school graduate	52.8%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newellton	Waterproof
Drove alone	93.9%	83.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	0.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	1.5%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newellton	Waterproof
1-unit, detached	78.3%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Newellton	Waterproof
Poverty rate	43.1%	67.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1972	1970