In terms of college education, the citizens of New Iberia rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.26% of adults 25 and older in New Iberia 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 Iberia in 2022 was $27,270, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,080 for a family of four. However, New Iberia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Iberia also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.44% of its population below the federal poverty line.
New Iberia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Iberia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Iberia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Iberia include French, Irish, German, Acadian/Cajun, and English.
The most common language spoken in New Iberia is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
