Natchitoches.
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Louisiana·Natchitoches County
7 tracts·12K people·$193K median·512/mi²
Black 56 · White 35 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 39 · Other 36 · Married couple 25
Health 46 · Manufacturing 13 · Professional 13 · Retail 10 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 7
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 23 · Walk 6 · Work from home 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Natchitoches is $193,200 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Natchitoches has 17,577 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.5; the population is 55.6% Black, 34.9% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.8% Other and 0.7% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 30.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 35.9% (Census ACS).
N.S.U. Elementary Lab School (77%) and M.R. Weaver Elementary School (31%) lead the elementary schools; N.S.U. Middle Lab School (73%), East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School (32%) and Natchitoches Jr. High School (29%) lead the middle schools; Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts (88%) and Natchitoches Central High School (38%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $802/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Natchitoches is $37,133 a year, 57% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Natchitoches, median rent is $802/month and the median home value is $193,200 (Census ACS).
Natchitoches reported 11.1 violent crimes and 61.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Natchitoches are strong wind (96), heat wave (91) and ice storm (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Natchitoches, 6.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).