Louisiana · GEOID 22069

Natchitoches Parish

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 36,693 · 18,746 housing units

Median household income

$46,292

State $61,581

Median home value

$171,300

State $215,207

Median gross rent

$786

State $1,064

Homeownership rate

60.9%

State 67.4%

Renter cost-burden rate

56.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

18.2%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.4%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

5.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

22.6%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.70

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Natchitoches Parish	Louisiana
Population	36,693	4,611,961
Population density (per sq. mi.)	29.28	—
Median household income	$46,292	$61,581
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$71,500	—
Households	14,508	—
Average household size	2.37 people	—
Owner-occupied	60.9%	67.4%
Renter-occupied	39.1%	32.6%
Race	51.0% White · 39.7% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Natchitoches Parish compared with Louisiana.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

25.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 27.0%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	23.2%	$33,775	$844	$94,703
1 earner	36.7%	$54,097	$1,352	$170,348
2 earners	34.4%	$113,017	$2,825	$389,668
3+ earners	5.7%	$122,500	$3,063	$424,967

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

14,508

Average size: 2.37 people

Households with children

3,323

22.9% of households

Per-capita income

$27,533

Poverty rate: 27.5%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

60.9% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 58.5% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 12.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

42.3% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,984.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $171,300.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $786.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 4,238 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 0.9% · For rent 8.0% · Seasonal 14.9% · Other 72.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

12.6% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 87.4% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

3.4%

632 units of 18,746 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

16.4%

3,070 units of 18,746 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$37,034

100% MHI$46,292

120% MHI$55,550

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Natchitoches Parish should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$40,050	$45,800	$57,200
100% AMI	$50,050	$57,200	$71,500
120% AMI	$60,050	$68,650	$85,800

HUD FMR Area: Natchitoches Parish, LA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

56.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (34.5% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

18.2% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Natchitoches Parish.

Covered employment

12,040

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

942

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$44,801

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	2,901	$63,317	$204,668	+$33,368	$1,583
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	1,619	$17,899	$35,607	−$135,693	$447
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,600	$28,974	$76,832	−$94,468	$724
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	1,567	$33,165	$92,432	−$78,868	$829
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	947	$54,550	$172,034	+$734	$1,364
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	644	$50,430	$156,698	−$14,602	$1,261
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	503	$50,492	$156,929	−$14,371	$1,262
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	503	$52,891	$165,859	−$5,441	$1,322
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	477	$48,622	$149,968	−$21,332	$1,216
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	394	$63,531	$205,464	+$34,164	$1,588
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	193	$32,130	$88,579	−$82,721	$803
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	145	$36,091	$103,323	−$67,977	$902
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	142	$61,620	$198,351	+$27,051	$1,541
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	140	$56,059	$177,651	+$6,351	$1,401
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	90	$47,690	$146,499	−$24,801	$1,192
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	76	$100,139	$341,732	+$170,432	$2,503
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	71	$38,430	$112,030	−$59,270	$961
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	28	$49,697	$153,970	−$17,330	$1,242

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	1,380	$17,782	$35,171	−$136,129	$445
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	1,011	$61,966	$199,639	+$28,339	$1,549
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	947	$54,550	$172,034	+$734	$1,364
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	748	$37,748	$109,491	−$61,809	$944
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	430	$21,159	$47,741	−$123,559	$529
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	428	$51,411	$160,350	−$10,950	$1,285
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	423	$28,795	$76,165	−$95,135	$720
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	391	$49,773	$154,252	−$17,048	$1,244
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	335	$20,046	$43,599	−$127,701	$501
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	328	$48,578	$149,804	−$21,496	$1,214
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	251	$23,942	$58,101	−$113,199	$599
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	239	$18,579	$38,138	−$133,162	$464
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	213	$58,272	$185,889	+$14,589	$1,457
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	166	$62,580	$201,924	+$30,624	$1,565
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	160	$19,735	$42,441	−$128,859	$493
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	151	$53,371	$167,645	−$3,655	$1,334
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	130	$43,495	$130,884	−$40,416	$1,087
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	123	$34,743	$98,306	−$72,994	$869
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	97	$26,743	$68,527	−$102,773	$669
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	96	$34,970	$99,151	−$72,149	$874
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	96	$39,911	$117,543	−$53,757	$998
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	95	$10,899	$9,550	−$161,750	$272
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	92	$59,263	$189,577	+$18,277	$1,482
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	83	$48,337	$148,907	−$22,393	$1,208
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	82	$36,638	$105,360	−$65,940	$916
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	81	$67,502	$220,246	+$48,946	$1,688
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	78	$44,781	$135,671	−$35,629	$1,120
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	77	$48,574	$149,789	−$21,511	$1,214
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	76	$100,139	$341,732	+$170,432	$2,503
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	74	$62,164	$200,376	+$29,076	$1,554
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	66	$57,116	$181,586	+$10,286	$1,428
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	58	$60,355	$193,642	+$22,342	$1,509
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	53	$63,392	$204,947	+$33,647	$1,585
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	53	$21,546	$49,182	−$122,118	$539
NAICS 486 Pipeline transportation NAICS 486	52	$121,596	$421,602	+$250,302	$3,040
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	51	$65,818	$213,977	+$42,677	$1,645
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	49	$38,287	$111,498	−$59,802	$957
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	46	$43,466	$130,776	−$40,524	$1,087
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	41	$17,184	$32,945	−$138,355	$430
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	18	$98,018	$333,837	+$162,537	$2,450
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	7	$89,884	$303,559	+$132,259	$2,247
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	3	$62,691	$202,338	+$31,038	$1,567

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	900	(10)	(1%)	$10.05	$20,890	$46,740	$522
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	1,910	720	61%	$10.81	$22,480	$52,659	$562
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	260	(140)	(35%)	$10.94	$22,760	$53,701	$569
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	2,360	(1,030)	(30%)	$12.15	$25,260	$63,007	$632
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,870	250	15%	$13.70	$28,500	$75,067	$713
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,590	(460)	(22%)	$14.26	$29,650	$79,348	$741
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,540	(770)	(33%)	$14.66	$30,500	$82,512	$763
Tellers SOC 43-3071	290	(210)	(42%)	$15.29	$31,810	$87,388	$795
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,260	(190)	(13%)	$15.47	$32,170	$88,728	$804
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	200	(90)	(31%)	$16.97	$35,290	$100,342	$882
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	980	310	46%	$17.22	$35,820	$102,315	$896
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	570	(10)	(2%)	$19.66	$40,900	$121,224	$1,023
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	260	(310)	(54%)	$22.26	$46,300	$141,325	$1,158
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,280	230	22%	$22.57	$46,950	$143,744	$1,174
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	130	10	8%	$23.70	$49,290	$152,455	$1,232
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,090	(140)	(11%)	$23.85	$49,600	$153,609	$1,240
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	100	(130)	(57%)	$26.73	$55,600	$175,943	$1,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,320	(290)	(18%)	—	$55,610	$175,980	$1,390
Electricians SOC 47-2111	250	80	47%	$27.99	$58,220	$185,695	$1,456
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,790	180	11%	$37.20	$77,370	$256,978	$1,934

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 22069 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.