With 14,192 people, Natchez is a city in Mississippi. 33.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $119,400, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 35%. Households take in $36,735 at the median, 55% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,735, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Natchez
What changed most since 1990
Population19,460 → 14,192(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share50.3% → 62.2%(+11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.4% → 55.9%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Natchez's population equals 49% of Adams County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 75% 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)11.7%(82)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(127)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(228)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 700 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
19,460
$40,247
$108,723
18.7%
63.1
2000
18,464
$45,755
$114,946
21.1%
64.1
2010
15,792
$35,764
$126,019
21.9%
63.6
2020
14,520
$32,483
$120,598
22.9%
64.0
2024
14,192
$36,735
$119,400
27.3%
61.6
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.
