With 351 people, Natchez is a city in Louisiana. At a median age of 59.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 47.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $66,900. Median rent is $317 a month.
At a glance
Older
median age 59.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
1% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Natchez
What changed most since 1990
Median age25.6 → 59.4(+33.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate70.0% → 47.9%(−22.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share6.7% → 1.7%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Natchez, decade by decade
Natchez population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
420
$15,744
$35,999
0.0%
17.2
2000
583
$30,578
$49,367
3.7%
20.5
2010
597
$29,371
$91,349
8.8%
26.7
2020
489
–
–
4.1%
16.2
2024
351
–
$66,900
0.7%
4.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
