Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Haynesville is worth considering.
Haynesville is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Haynesville isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.15% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Haynesville 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.
Haynesville ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.25% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Haynesville in 2022 was $12,840, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,360 for a family of four. Haynesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 56.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Haynesville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Haynesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Haynesville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Haynesville include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Haynesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
