Natchitoches is a city of 17,577 people in Louisiana. This skews young, with a median age of 26.5. The poverty rate is 35.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 39%. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,133, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Natchitoches
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants53.9% → 41.6%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree22.1% → 30.3%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.3% → 4.4%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Natchitoches's population equals 48% of Natchitoches Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 71% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 68% of the county's.
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)31.5%(206)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(155)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(243)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 654 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
Natchitoches, decade by decade
Natchitoches 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
16,609
$34,823
$117,603
22.1%
65.6
2000
17,865
$42,100
$133,163
23.5%
67.0
2010
18,323
$36,134
$162,559
27.2%
64.9
2020
18,039
$29,049
$207,259
24.9%
71.4
2024
17,577
$37,133
$193,200
30.3%
70.7
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.
