Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tallulah spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.83 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Tallulah rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.85% of adults 25 and older in Tallulah 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 Tallulah in 2018 was $14,718, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $58,872 for a family of four. However, Tallulah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tallulah also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 47.06% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Tallulah is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tallulah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tallulah residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Tallulah include Irish, Italian, French, Scandinavian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Tallulah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
