Natchez is home to 54,045 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. 29.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $103,469, having more than doubled since 2000. The median household earns $41,701, about 49% below the national median. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,701, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% 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
Population64,837 → 54,045(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.4% → 18.5%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share49.6% → 40.2%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 20 metro and micro areas based in Mississippi
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)12.3%(269)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(328)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(857)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,183 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
64,837
$39,129
$98,314
12.4%
57.7
2000
64,327
$42,667
$94,926
14.0%
64.5
2010
60,845
$39,930
$107,208
16.6%
67.9
2020
55,485
$39,263
$109,125
16.5%
67.9
2024
54,045
$41,701
$103,469
18.5%
63.8
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.
