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.
Being a small town, Zwolle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Zwolle ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zwolle in 2022 was $16,494, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,976 for a family of four. Zwolle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.19% 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. Important ancestries of people in Zwolle include French, Italian, Irish, African, and English.
The most common language spoken in Zwolle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
