MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Natchez Micro

Natchez, MS-LA · 3 counties · 64,837 residents · 1,679 sq mi

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With 64,837 people, Natchez is a metro area. 32.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $40,963. The median household earns $16,303, about 46% below the national median. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

64,837

+1%vs 2000

vs 64,327 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

39 / sq mi

+1%vs 2000

vs 38 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.6

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,679 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202454K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(4,942)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(5,845)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(5,684)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(5,166)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(3,490)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(9,713)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(8,306)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(6,737)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(6,233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(5,032)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(2,875)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(814)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,303

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,422 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,573

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.7%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,963

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,110 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.3%(29,136)

Black52.8%(33,972)

Hispanic / Latino1%(637)

Asian0.2%(142)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(32,334)

Black49.8%(32,263)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(310)

Asian0.2%(127)

Other0.2%(113)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(675)

Central American0.5%(241)

Guatemalan0.7%(188)

Puerto Rican0.1%(40)

Salvadoran0.1%(24)

South American0.1%(24)

Cuban0.1%(23)

Honduran0%(16)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Nicaraguan0%(11)

Spaniard0%(7)

Dominican0%(4)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(4)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(74)

Nepalese0.1%(16)

Taiwanese0.1%(15)

Chinese0%(8)

Filipino0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Bangladeshi0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(73)

Ancestry

Irish6.1%(3,293)

English5.2%(2,808)

American4.8%(2,572)

German2.5%(1,330)

French2.4%(1,301)

Scottish1.3%(687)

Italian1%(565)

Subsaharan African1%(542)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(304)

Dutch0.3%(164)

French Canadian0.3%(132)

British0.3%(125)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(68)

Swedish0.1%(35)

West Indian0.1%(34)

Norwegian0.1%(33)

Polish0.1%(33)

Nigerian0.2%(32)

Haitian0.1%(26)

Danish0%(11)

Finnish0%(11)

Canadian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(8)

Russian0%(7)

Arab0%(6)

Lebanese0%(6)

Belgian0%(6)

Greek0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.1%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.6%(10,030)

Married42%(9,231)

Widowed2.7%(585)

Divorced9.8%(2,146)

Women 15+

Never married37.6%(8,492)

Married36.9%(8,331)

Widowed11.3%(2,546)

Divorced14.1%(3,188)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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