Newellton

Population: 909
Median household income: $25,477
Median home value: $45,500

Located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, Newellton is a community with a population of 909. Its median household income of $25,477 runs below the Tensas Parish figure of $36,074.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newellton's population declined 23.6% from 1,190 to 909, while its median home value fell 23.4% from $59,400 to $45,500.

3.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 909
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $25,477
Median home value: $45,500
Median gross rent: $528
Housing units: 566
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,190909

Median household income

$24,196$25,477

Median home value

$59,400$45,500

Median gross rent

$611$528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,190	$24,196	$59,400	$611
2020	1,047	$25,766	$83,300	$528
2021	1,174	$23,042	$47,200	$482
2022	896	$25,614	$46,600	$488
2023	909	$25,477	$45,500	$528

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	6.5%
5 to 17	148	16.3%
18 to 24	50	5.5%
25 to 34	103	11.3%
35 to 44	87	9.6%
45 to 54	58	6.4%
55 to 64	180	19.8%
65 to 74	93	10.2%
75 and over	131	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	15.6%
Black or African American	730	80.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate52.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	17.8%
High school graduate	344	52.8%
Some college or associate's	167	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	15	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone93.9%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	321	93.9%
Carpooled	12	3.5%
Public transit	4	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137	40.1%
15 to 29 min	94	27.5%
30 to 44 min	43	12.6%
45 to 59 min	32	9.4%
60+ min	36	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 43.1% (392 of 909)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	44.7%
Nonfamily households	233	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	421	74.4%
Vacant	145	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	244	58.0%
Renter-occupied	177	42.0%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	443	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	2.1%
5 to 19 units	19	3.4%
20 or more units	15	2.7%
Mobile home & other	77	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2253930
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 32.0726, -91.2393