Natchez, MS-LA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population

48,916

3.4% 1-year decline

2021 Median Age

39.1

0.256% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

29.9%

5.33% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$34,483

8.94% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$91,000

3.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Natchez, MS-LA had a population of 48.9k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $34,483. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Natchez, MS-LA declined from 50,636 to 48,916, a −3.4% decrease and its median household income grew from $31,653 to $34,483, a 8.94% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Natchez, MS-LA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (47.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (43.9%), White (Hispanic) (2.77%), Other (Hispanic) (2.33%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.27%).

None of the households in Natchez, MS-LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Natchez, MS-LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Natchez, MS-LA was $91,000, and the homeownership rate was 66.7%.

Most people in Natchez, MS-LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Natchez, MS-LA was 2 cars per household.

Natchez, MS-LA borders Baton Rouge, LA.

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United States Louisiana Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Natchez, MS-LA is home to a population of 48.9k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.9% of Natchez, MS-LA residents were born outside of the country (2.4k people).

In 2021, there were 1.08 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.2k people) in Natchez, MS-LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.36k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%

2021 Citizenship

95.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 95.6% of Natchez, MS-LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Natchez, MS-LA was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Natchez, MS-LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Natchez, MS-LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
23.2k ± 268
White (Non-Hispanic)
21.5k ± 86
White (Hispanic)
1.36k ± 474

6.65%

Hispanic Population

3.25k people

6.65% of the people in Natchez, MS-LA are hispanic (3.25k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Natchez, MS-LA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.4k people

5.93%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3k people

As of 2021, 4.9% of Natchez, MS-LA residents (2.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Natchez, MS-LA was 5.93%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Natchez, MS-LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
974 ± 234
Gulf War (2001-)
427 ± 308
Gulf War (1990s)
334 ± 130

Natchez, MS-LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Natchez, MS-LA employs 15.5k people. The largest industries in Natchez, MS-LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,497 people), Retail Trade (1,910 people), and Educational Services (1,589 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,317), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,000), and Utilities ($41,833).

Employment

Occupations

15.5k

2021 Value

± 1,148

−5.93%

1 Year decline

± 10.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Natchez, MS-LA declined at a rate of −5.93%, from 16.4k employees to 15.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Natchez, MS-LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,788 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,420 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,250 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Natchez, MS-LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana and Mississippi (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.5k

2021 Value

± 1,148

−5.93%

1 Year decline

± 10.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Natchez, MS-LA declined at a rate of −5.93%, from 16.4k employees to 15.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Natchez, MS-LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,497 people), Retail Trade (1,910 people), and Educational Services (1,589 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Natchez, MS-LA, though some of these residents may live in Natchez, MS-LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,936

Median earning men ± $4,332

$26,571

Median earning women ± $1,787

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,028), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,929), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Construction ($38,509), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,203), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,714).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

456
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
371
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
282
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Louisiana and Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Louisiana and Mississippi.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Coal-n.e.c.
$75.6B
Gasoline
$53.8B
Fuel oils
$50B

In 2020, the top outbound Louisiana and Mississippi product (by dollars) was Coal-n.e.c. with $75.6B, followed by Gasoline ($53.8B) and Fuel oils ($50B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Louisiana and Mississippi products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Louisiana and Mississippi.

$371B

2020 Value in Louisiana

$691B

Projected 2050 Value in Louisiana

86.1% growth

$180B

2020 Value in Mississippi

$374B

Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi

108% growth

In 2020, total outbound Louisiana trade was $371B. This is expected to increase 86.1% to $691B by 2050.

Comparatively, total outbound Mississippi trade was $180B. This is expected to increase 108% to $374B by 2050.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Louisiana and Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Louisiana and Mississippi.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$58.2B
Alabama
$28.1B
Tennessee
$15B

In 2020, the top outbound Louisiana and Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $58.2B, followed by Alabama with $28.1B and Tennessee and $15B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Louisiana and Mississippi shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi and Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.857%).

Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy, Roger Wicker, and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana and Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana and Mississippi is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Natchez, MS-LA. Showing the available data for Mississippi and Louisiana.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.857%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi and Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana and Mississippi

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy, Roger Wicker, and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Louisiana and Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana and Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana and Mississippi

Louisiana and Mississippi is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana and Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2021, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.776% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.88M), Some college (1.36M), and Secondary Education (1.03M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Natchez, MS-LA was $91,000 in 2021, which is 0.372 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $94,200 to $91,000, a 3.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Natchez, MS-LA is 66.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Natchez, MS-LA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Natchez, MS-LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Natchez, MS-LA is $34,483. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Natchez, MS-LA was Ascension Parish, LA with a value of $86,256, followed by Madison County, MS and DeSoto County, MS, with respective values of $74,688 and $73,460.

Property

$91,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$5,952

$11,750

Median Property Taxes

±$784

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, MS-LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2021

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 66.7% of the housing units in Natchez, MS-LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Natchez, MS-LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Natchez, MS-LA was Ascension Parish, LA with a value of $86,256, followed by Madison County, MS and DeSoto County, MS, with respective values of $74,688 and $73,460.

The following map shows all of the counties in Natchez, MS-LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$34,483

Median Household Income

± $3,219

17.6k

Number of Households

± 1,028

In 2021, the median household income of the 17.6k households in Natchez, MS-LA grew to $34,483 from the previous year's value of $31,653.

The following chart displays the households in Natchez, MS-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, MS-LA is from Louisiana and Mississippi.

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2020 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2021, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.399% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

In the same year, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 and income inequality had a 0.159% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478, meaning wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (88.1%)
Carpooled (5.95%)
Worked At Home (2.06%)

In 2021, 88.1% of workers in Natchez, MS-LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.95%) and those who worked at home (2.06%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Natchez, MS-LA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.89% of the workforce in Natchez, MS-LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Natchez, MS-LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Natchez, MS-LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Natchez, MS-LA (13.5k out of 45k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

87.5% of the population of Natchez, MS-LA has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 32.7% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1434 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.18% decrease from the previous year (1466 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1759 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 305 patients per year.

Similarly, primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1860 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.59% decrease from the previous year (1890 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2031 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 543 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,434 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

1,860 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mississippi

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,434 patients per year. This represents a 2.18% decrease from the previous year (1,466 patients).

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see an average of 1,860 patients per year. This represents a 1.59% decrease from the previous year (1,890 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Louisiana and Mississippi in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.5%

Uninsured

26.8%

Employer Coverage

32.7%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Natchez, MS-LA declined by 2.89% from 12.9% to 12.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Natchez, MS-LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.