Natchez, MS-LA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
54,045
2024 Median Age
40.8
0.741% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
29.4%
3.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$42,104
8.78% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$101,500
1.91% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,850
7.11% 1-year growth

About

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.

96.8% of the residents in Natchez, MS-LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Natchez, MS-LA was $101,500, and the homeownership rate was 71.9%.

Most people in Natchez, MS-LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 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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Population & Diversity

Natchez, MS-LA is home to a population of 54k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.41% of Natchez, MS-LA residents were born outside of the country (1.84k people).

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.1k people) in Natchez, MS-LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Natchez, MS-LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Natchez, MS-LA was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Natchez, MS-LA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    29.1k ± 355
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.7k ± 152
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.19k ± 215
3.09%
Hispanic Population
1.67k people

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.1k people) in Natchez, MS-LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.09% of the people in Natchez, MS-LA are hispanic (1.67k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Natchez, MS-LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    51,211 ± 5,537 people
  2. Mexico
    43,485 ± 5,105 people
  3. Vietnam
    20,180 ± 3,483 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 51,211 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 43,485 and Vietnam with 20,180.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.41%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.84k people
3.33%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.82k people

As of 2024, 3.41% of Natchez, MS-LA residents (1.84k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Natchez, MS-LA was 3.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    838 ± 176
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    277 ± 126
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    269 ± 141

Natchez, MS-LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Natchez, MS-LA employs 18.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Natchez, MS-LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,036 people), Retail Trade (1,956 people), and Educational Services (1,824 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,539), Utilities ($64,475), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,351).

Employment

Occupations

18.9k
2024 Value
± 1,125
7.11%
1 Year growth
± 7.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Natchez, MS-LA grew at a rate of 7.11%, from 17.6k employees to 18.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Natchez, MS-LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,990 people), Management Occupations (1,979 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,432 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Natchez, MS-LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

18.9k
2024 Value
± 1,125
7.11%
1 Year growth
± 7.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Natchez, MS-LA grew at a rate of 7.11%, from 17.6k employees to 18.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Natchez, MS-LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,036 people), Retail Trade (1,956 people), and Educational Services (1,824 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,925
Median earning men ± $3,822
$28,711
Median earning women ± $3,001

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,823), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,333), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,526), Wholesale Trade ($41,382), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,196).

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 84
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 80
    Retail Trade
  3. 69
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $119k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $84.8k
    Retail Trade
  3. $49.4k
    Transportation and Warehousing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana and Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.1%), followed by Other (0.457%).

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

Voting results are not available for Natchez, MS-LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana and Mississippi.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.457%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana and Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.1%), followed by Other (0.457%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana and Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana and Mississippi

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana and Mississippi.
Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Roger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Natchez, MS-LA was $101,500 in 2024, which is 0.305 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,600 to $101,500, a 1.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Natchez, MS-LA is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Natchez, MS-LA have an average commute time of 22.2 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.

Housing

Property

$101,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,753
$14,910
Median Property Taxes
±$858

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 None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

71.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Natchez, MS-LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$42,104
Median Household Income
± $2,142
20.7k
Number of Households
± 1,069

In 2024, the median household income of the 20.7k households in Natchez, MS-LA grew to $42,104 from the previous year's value of $38,706.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Natchez, MS-LA is from Louisiana.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.254% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (88.2%)
  2. Carpooled (5.49%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.21%)

In 2024, 88.2% of workers in Natchez, MS-LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.49%) and those who worked at home (3.21%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Natchez, MS-LA have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Natchez, MS-LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Natchez, MS-LA (14.9k out of 50.8k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Health

89.3% of the population of Natchez, MS-LA has health coverage, with 28.6% on employee plans, 33.4% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.
1,441 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.7%
Uninsured
28.6%
Employer Coverage
33.4%
Medicaid
14.9%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1.82%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Natchez, MS-LA grew by 2.23% from 10.5% to 10.7%.

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