Natchez, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

351

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

59.4

0.503% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

47.9%

11.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$22,031

2024 Median Property Value

$66,900

Economy

The economy of Natchez, LA employs 127 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Natchez, LA were Retail Trade (68 people), Manufacturing (21 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($39,375) and Retail Trade ($11,409).

Employment

Occupations

127

2024 Value

± 124

4.1%

1 Year growth

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Natchez, LA grew at a rate of 4.1%, from 122 employees to 127 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Natchez, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (55 people), Transportation Occupations (28 people), and Production Occupations (20 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Natchez, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

127

2024 Value

± 124

4.1%

1 Year growth

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Natchez, LA grew at a rate of 4.1%, from 122 employees to 127 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Natchez, LA, are Retail Trade (68 people), Manufacturing (21 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Natchez, LA, though some of these residents may live in Natchez, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,500

Median earning men ± $8,753

$11,841

Median earning women ± $11,481

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($11,409).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Natchez, LA was $66,900 in 2024, which is 0.201 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $57,600 to $66,900, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Natchez, LA is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Natchez, LA have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Natchez, LA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$66,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,180

$118

Median Property Taxes

±$74

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Natchez, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Natchez, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,031

Median Household Income

± $20,564

210

Number of Households

± 89

The following chart displays the households in Natchez, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Natchez, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (91.9%)
Other (8.06%)

In 2024, 91.9% of workers in Natchez, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.06%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Natchez, LA have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Natchez, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Natchez, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Natchez, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Natchez, LA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

47.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Natchez, LA (168 out of 351 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Natchez, LA is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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