Ashland vs Natchez

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and Natchez: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashland and Natchez are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Natchez has the higher population (328 vs 141 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $57,600 in Natchez). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (-34.1% vs -44.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Natchez
Population	141	328
Median age	59.3 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,528	—
Median home value	$131,300	$57,600
Median gross rent	—	$338
Housing units	135	264
Homeownership rate	65.3%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	1.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Natchez
Population	214 → 141 (-34.1%)	586 → 328 (-44.0%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $41,528 (-18.0%)	$18,581 → $22,031 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $131,300 (+21.6%)	$250,000 → $57,600 (-77.0%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $850 (-3.3%)	$588 → $338 (-42.5%)

Ashland

Population

214141

Median household income

$50,625$41,528

Median home value

$108,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$879$850

Natchez

Population

586328

Median household income

$18,581$22,031

Median home value

$250,000$57,600

Median gross rent

$588$338

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Natchez
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	10.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	1.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	4.3%
55 to 64	29.1%	58.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	3.0%
75 and over	21.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Natchez
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	2.4%
Black or African American	27.7%	97.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Natchez
No high school diploma	1.5%	28.6%
High school graduate	65.4%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Natchez
Drove alone	93.2%	90.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Natchez
1-unit, detached	68.1%	21.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	61.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Natchez
Poverty rate	6.4%	43.0%
Average household size	1.88	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	45	14
Median year structure built	1982	1990