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Newellton, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Newellton is a Census town of 997 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Tensas Parish. Median household income is $25,190, 54.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newellton
What Newellton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,313 plus or minus 275
- County holding the largest share of its areaTensas Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newellton
How many people live in Newellton
- Population997 plus or minus 209
- Median age45.5 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18263 plus or minus 90
- Share under 1826.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over265 plus or minus 84
- Share 65 and over26.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households462
- Family households219 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families47.4 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newellton
Income and work in Newellton
- Median household income$25,190
- Per capita income$14,572
- Civilian labor force317 plus or minus 99
- Employed284 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate10.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over689 plus or minus 140
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newellton
Housing in Newellton
- Housing units600
- Occupied units462
- Vacant units138 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate23.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied252 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied210 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate54.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$52,800 plus or minus $33,478
- Median gross rent, monthly$542 plus or minus $141
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units453 plus or minus 93
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more8.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes95 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newellton
How Newellton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute284 plus or minus 93
- Commuting under 15 minutes119 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.9 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.9 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone92.3 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newellton
Flood risk in Newellton
- NFIP communityTown of Newellton
- NFIP community number220216
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/82(M)
The Town of Newellton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220216 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tensas Parish, not Newellton
Tensas Parish context, not Newellton figures
- Establishments in Tensas Parish69
- Covered employment, Tensas Parish815
- Average annual pay, Tensas Parish$44,513
- Housing units permitted, Tensas Parish0
Every figure in this section is published for Tensas Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Newellton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Newellton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Newellton, Louisiana?
997, in 462 households. Newellton town covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 1,313 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Newellton in?
Tensas Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Newellton?
$25,190. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $52,800. Median gross rent is $542 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Newellton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Newellton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Newellton, town of, community 220216, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Newellton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tensas Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Newellton.
Is zoning published for Newellton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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