Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,047
Median household income: $46,798
Median home value: $163,000

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana counts 37,047 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $46,798, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Natchitoches Parish's population declined 4.4% from 38,769 to 37,047, while its median household income rose 63.8% from $28,567 to $46,798.

The median gross rent is $767. 25.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,047
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,798
Median home value: $163,000
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 18,663
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,76937,047

Median household income

$28,567$46,798

Median home value

$137,400$163,000

Median gross rent

$713$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,769	$28,567	$137,400	$713
2020	38,505	$30,625	$148,300	$725
2021	37,896	$33,965	$152,500	$746
2022	37,478	$41,310	$155,700	$786
2023	37,047	$46,798	$163,000	$767

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,267	6.1%
5 to 17	6,295	17.0%
18 to 24	6,360	17.2%
25 to 34	4,228	11.4%
35 to 44	3,883	10.5%
45 to 54	3,687	10.0%
55 to 64	4,114	11.1%
65 to 74	3,704	10.0%
75 and over	2,509	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,630	50.3%
Black or African American	14,645	39.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	336	0.9%
Asian	230	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	438	1.2%
Two or more races	1,334	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,434	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,803	12.7%
High school graduate	7,980	36.1%
Some college or associate's	5,675	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,336	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,331	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,185	83.0%
Carpooled	1,363	9.3%
Public transit	23	0.2%
Walked	357	2.4%
Bicycle	57	0.4%
Worked from home	515	3.5%
Other means	179	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,017	42.5%
15 to 29 min	4,446	31.4%
30 to 44 min	1,891	13.4%
45 to 59 min	806	5.7%
60+ min	1,004	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 24.1% (8,377 of 34,737)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,107	57.5%
Nonfamily households	6,001	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,108	75.6%
Vacant	4,555	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,785	62.3%
Renter-occupied	5,323	37.7%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other24.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,347	55.4%
1-unit, attached	499	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,397	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1,061	5.7%
20 or more units	764	4.1%
Mobile home & other	4,595	24.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22069
State: Louisiana
Land area: 1,253 sq mi
Water area: 47 sq mi
Center point: 31.7325, -93.0825