Demographics of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana had 36,089 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,311 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Natchitoches Parish, in four figures

36,089
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −1,311 people.; 33.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,292 ±$2,441
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,400	100.0	100.0
2021	37,026	99.0	100.2
2022	36,724	98.2	100.7
2023	36,446	97.4	101.6
2024	36,185	96.8	102.5
2025	36,089	96.5	103.1

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Population of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	37,400	−120	+1	0	−117
2021	37,026	−374	−117	−4	−268
2022	36,724	−302	−57	+7	−241
2023	36,446	−278	−13	+20	−277
2024	36,185	−261	+4	+55	−321
2025	36,089	−96	−16	+34	−115

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.4 ±0.4: for men 32.7 ±0.4 and for women 34.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Natchitoches Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	2,168 ±42	5.9% ±0.1	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,232 ±337	17.0% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,397 ±447	17.4% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,964 ±264	21.7% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,662 ±300	20.9% ±0.8	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,270 ±307	17.1% ±0.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,292 ±$2,441, and income per person $27,533 ±$1,080, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Natchitoches Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	4,565 ±383	31.5% ±2.5	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,239 ±322	22.3% ±2.1	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,848 ±220	12.7% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,343 ±140	9.3% ±0.9	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,016 ±250	13.9% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	798 ±159	5.5% ±1.1	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	699 ±131	4.8% ±0.9	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Natchitoches Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	8,723 ±760	25.4% ±2.2	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,387 ±271	28.5% ±2.8	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,133 ±580	29.1% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,203 ±152	14.5% ±1.7	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Natchitoches Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Natchitoches Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	18,746 ±236	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.4% ±1.9	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.6% ±1.5	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±1.6	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±2.7	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,300 ±$9,380	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$786 ±$40	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Natchitoches Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,438 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,522 ±155	50.5% ±0.4	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,440 ±220	39.4% ±0.6	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	240 ±45	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	345 ±61	0.9% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	352 ±136	1.0% ±0.4	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,354 ±230	3.7% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Natchitoches Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	29,755 ±435	81.1% ±1.2	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,087 ±424	16.6% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	277 ±74	0.8% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	574 ±169	1.6% ±0.5	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	289 ±93	0.8% ±0.3	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	285 ±139	0.8% ±0.4	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Natchitoches Parish among the counties of Louisiana

30th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Natchitoches Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Vernon Parish	45,091	−7.3%
Washington Parish	44,937	−0.9%
St. John the Baptist Parish	39,875	−5.9%
Avoyelles Parish	37,941	−4.3%
Beauregard Parish	36,673	+0.2%
Natchitoches Parish	36,089	−3.5%
Webster Parish	34,948	−5.2%
Evangeline Parish	31,980	−1.0%
Jefferson Davis Parish	31,471	−2.4%
Iberville Parish	29,579	−1.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish	28,756	+5.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 30 Counties by population in Louisiana
No. 37 Counties by population growth in Louisiana
No. 37 Counties by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026