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!) Mansfield 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. Mansfield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mansfield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mansfield may be for you.
Mansfield ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.11% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mansfield in 2022 was $16,198, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,792 for a family of four.
Mansfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mansfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mansfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mansfield include Irish, French, English, German, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Mansfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
