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 a very car-oriented town. 97.15% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Haynesville is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Haynesville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Haynesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
