It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Zwolle 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. Zwolle has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Zwolle than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Zwolle may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Zwolle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Zwolle have a very low rate of college education: just 8.38% 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 Zwolle in 2018 was $16,798, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,192 for a family of four. Zwolle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.54% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Zwolle is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Zwolle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zwolle residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Zwolle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.75% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zwolle include French, Italian, English, Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Zwolle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
