Natchitoches Parish vs St. John the Baptist Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Natchitoches Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Natchitoches Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. John the Baptist Parish has the higher population (41,342 vs 37,047 in Natchitoches Parish). St. John the Baptist Parish has the higher median household income ($67,418 vs $46,798 in Natchitoches Parish). St. John the Baptist Parish has the higher median home value ($184,000 vs $163,000 in Natchitoches Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
Population	37,047	41,342
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,798	$67,418
Median home value	$163,000	$184,000
Median gross rent	$767	$1,118
Housing units	18,663	17,790
Homeownership rate	62.3%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
Population	38,769 → 37,047 (-4.4%)	43,242 → 41,342 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$28,567 → $46,798 (+63.8%)	$57,429 → $67,418 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$137,400 → $163,000 (+18.6%)	$153,900 → $184,000 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $767 (+7.6%)	$933 → $1,118 (+19.8%)

Natchitoches Parish

Population

38,76937,047

Median household income

$28,567$46,798

Median home value

$137,400$163,000

Median gross rent

$713$767

St. John the Baptist Parish

Population

43,24241,342

Median household income

$57,429$67,418

Median home value

$153,900$184,000

Median gross rent

$933$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	17.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	30.3%
Black or African American	39.5%	55.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
No high school diploma	12.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	36.1%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
Drove alone	83.0%	84.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.5%	5.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
1-unit, detached	55.4%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Natchitoches Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish
Poverty rate	24.1%	12.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1983	1982