Natchitoches, Louisiana demographics

Natchitoches, LA demographics: median age 26.5; 30.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Natchitoches city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2253545. The survey estimates a population of 17,577 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Natchitoches is 26.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 6,691 households (±425). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	26.5 ±1.8	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	3,678 ±310	20.9% ±1.8 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	6,794 ±500	38.7% ±2.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	4,704 ±297	26.8% ±1.7 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,401 ±181	13.7% ±1.0 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	8,031 ±295	45.7% ±1.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	9,546 ±280	54.3% ±1.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	6,138 ±385	34.9% ±2.2 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,879 ±465	56.2% ±2.6 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	73 ±43 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	125 ±55	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	312 ±113	1.8% ±0.6 pp	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,048 ±186	6.0% ±1.1 pp	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,801 ±149	95.6% ±0.8 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	776 ±139	4.4% ±0.8 pp	7.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,680 ±195	25.1% ±2.4 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	254 ±84	3.8% ±1.2 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,195 ±162	17.9% ±2.1 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,614 ±299	39.1% ±3.7 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	948 ±192	14.2% ±2.7 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,673 ±183	25.0% ±2.2 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,018 ±393	75.0% ±3.4 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,614 ±299	39.1% ±3.7 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,253 ±264	33.7% ±3.3 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	998 ±162	14.9% ±2.2 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	426 ±96	6.4% ±1.4 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	228 ±78	3.4% ±1.2 pp	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	134 ±62	2.0% ±0.9 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	38 ±25 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,577
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	17,242 ±132	98.1% ±0.7 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	335 ±138	1.9% ±0.8 pp	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	15,817 ±193	95.8% ±0.9 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	401 ±111	2.4% ±0.7 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	77 ±42 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	20 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	8 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±30 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	7 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	39 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	53 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	35 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,027 ±149	11.2% ±1.6 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,901 ±289	31.6% ±2.9 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,796 ±233	19.6% ±2.4 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	680 ±182	7.4% ±2.0 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,453 ±165	15.8% ±1.7 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,326 ±248	14.4% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	13,118 ±568	76.3% ±3.2 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,950 ±452	11.3% ±2.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,341 ±301	7.8% ±1.7 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	707 ±191	4.1% ±1.1 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	86 ±58 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.1% of Natchitoches residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 83.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Natchitoches	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.1% ±1.4 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.1% ±2.9 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±1.0 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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