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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.62 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Needles doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Needles have a very low rate of college education: just 9.76% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Needles in 2018 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.
