It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Needles has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Needles has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Needles than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Needles may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Needles spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Needles doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Needles, just 9.76% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Needles in 2022 was $27,969, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,876 for a family of four. However, Needles contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Needles is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Needles home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Needles residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Needles also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Needles include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Needles is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
