New Roads is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,383 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Roads is the 100th largest community in Louisiana. New Roads real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although New Roads house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, New Roads isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in New Roads are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Roads is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Roads who work in office and administrative support (9.71%), business and financial occupations (7.69%), and sales jobs (7.36%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, New Roads has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes New Roads a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, New Roads doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of New Roads rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.58% of adults 25 and older in New Roads have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in New Roads in 2022 was $32,721, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,884 for a family of four. However, New Roads contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Roads is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Roads home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Roads residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in New Roads include French, German, Italian, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in New Roads is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
