Natchitoches

Population: 17,682
Median household income: $38,731
Median home value: $188,400

Natchitoches, a community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, has 17,682 residents. Its median household income of $38,731 runs below the Natchitoches Parish figure of $46,798.

Between 2019 and 2023, Natchitoches's population declined 1.2% from 17,898 to 17,682, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $164,700 to $188,400.

29.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,682
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,731
Median home value: $188,400
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 8,170
Homeownership rate: 42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,89817,682

Median household income

$21,715$38,731

Median home value

$164,700$188,400

Median gross rent

$673$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,898	$21,715	$164,700	$673
2020	17,711	$23,967	$171,000	$699
2021	18,105	$28,401	$163,900	$689
2022	17,908	$34,020	$175,200	$737
2023	17,682	$38,731	$188,400	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2425.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,195	6.8%
5 to 17	2,717	15.4%
18 to 24	4,540	25.7%
25 to 34	2,231	12.6%
35 to 44	1,822	10.3%
45 to 54	1,431	8.1%
55 to 64	1,415	8.0%
65 to 74	1,291	7.3%
75 and over	1,040	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,249	35.3%
Black or African American	9,834	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.3%
Asian	129	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.3%
Two or more races	567	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	790	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,047	11.3%
High school graduate	2,925	31.7%
Some college or associate's	2,534	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,440	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,284	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,651	79.3%
Carpooled	780	10.9%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	337	4.7%
Bicycle	57	0.8%
Worked from home	211	3.0%
Other means	84	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,144	59.9%
15 to 29 min	1,910	27.6%
30 to 44 min	310	4.5%
45 to 59 min	179	2.6%
60+ min	373	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 34.8% (5,380 of 15,451)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,104	47.9%
Nonfamily households	3,375	52.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,479	79.3%
Vacant	1,691	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,782	42.9%
Renter-occupied	3,697	57.1%

1-unit, detached50.8%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,147	50.8%
1-unit, attached	450	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1,278	15.6%
5 to 19 units	895	11.0%
20 or more units	751	9.2%
Mobile home & other	649	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2253545
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 31.7348, -93.1009