Demographics of Natchitoches city, Louisiana

Natchitoches city, Louisiana had 17,146 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −941 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Natchitoches city, in four figures

17,146
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,577 ±56.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −941 people.; 26.5 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,133 ±$4,416
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Natchitoches city, Louisiana's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Natchitoches city, 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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The figures

Natchitoches city, Louisiana's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Natchitoches city, 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	18,087	100.0	100.0
2021	17,805	98.4	100.2
2022	17,588	97.2	100.7
2023	17,388	96.1	101.6
2024	17,263	95.4	102.5
2025	17,146	94.8	103.1

Population of Natchitoches city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,087	—
2021	17,805	−282
2022	17,588	−217
2023	17,388	−200
2024	17,263	−125
2025	17,146	−117

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.5 ±1.8: for men 28.1 ±2.6 and for women 25.6 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Natchitoches city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	1,070 ±100	6.1% ±0.6	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,608 ±293	14.8% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,716 ±455	26.8% ±2.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,950 ±285	22.5% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,832 ±222	16.1% ±1.3	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,401 ±181	13.7% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,133 ±$4,416, and income per person $23,599 ±$1,511, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,635 ±314	39.4% ±4.0	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,370 ±177	20.5% ±2.3	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	723 ±111	10.8% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	544 ±90	8.1% ±1.2	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	844 ±202	12.6% ±2.9	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	392 ±117	5.9% ±1.7	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	183 ±50	2.7% ±0.7	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	5,460 ±518	35.9% ±3.1	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,492 ±236	40.7% ±5.0	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,392 ±417	39.1% ±4.0	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	576 ±90	20.1% ±2.7	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Natchitoches city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Natchitoches city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	8,284 ±377	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.8% ±3.6	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.2% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.6% ±3.1	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.4% ±2.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,200 ±$14,924	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$802 ±$44	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	776 ±139	4.4% ±0.8	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,127 ±383	34.9% ±2.2	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,770 ±468	55.6% ±2.7	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	124 ±53	0.7% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 104	0.1% to 0.6%	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	23 to 131	0.1% to 0.7%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	638 ±175	3.6% ±1.0	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	13,345 ±397	75.9% ±2.2	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,724 ±388	21.2% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	173 ±56	1.0% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	335 ±138	1.9% ±0.8	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	131 ±58	0.7% ±0.3	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	87 to 321	0.5% to 1.8%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Natchitoches city among the places of Louisiana

26th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Natchitoches city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bayou Cane CDP	21,253 ±1,683
Harvey CDP	20,915 ±1,637
Sulphur city	20,775 ±30
Zachary city	19,952 ±25
Shenandoah CDP	17,998 ±1,618
Natchitoches city	17,577 ±56
Youngsville city	17,427 ±24
Gretna city	17,389 ±31
Estelle CDP	16,341 ±1,406
Thibodaux city	15,732 ±25
Opelousas city	15,495 ±41

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 12 Places by poverty rate
No. 35 Places in Louisiana by median home value
No. 36 Places in Louisiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 37 Places in Louisiana by foreign-born share
No. 63 Places in Louisiana by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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