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Natchitoches, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Natchitoches is a Census city of 17,577 people across 23.16 square miles of land, in Natchitoches Parish. Median household income is $37,133, 41.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Natchitoches
What Natchitoches is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.16 sq mi
- Water area3.6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land759
- County holding the largest share of its areaNatchitoches Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Natchitoches
How many people live in Natchitoches
- Population17,577
- Median age26.5
- Population under 183,678
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,401
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent
- Households6,691
- Family households3,129
- Share of households that are families46.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Natchitoches
Income and work in Natchitoches
- Median household income$37,133
- Per capita income$23,599
- Civilian labor force7,685
- Employed7,141
- Unemployed544 plus or minus 170
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over9,183
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Natchitoches
- Housing units8,284
- Occupied units6,691
- Vacant units1,593
- Vacancy rate19.2 percent
- Owner occupied2,784
- Renter occupied3,907
- Ownership rate41.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$193,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$802
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent
- Single family units4,765
- Share single family57.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,925
- Share in buildings of two or more35.3 percent
- Mobile homes547
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Natchitoches gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,898
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more885
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Natchitoches
SBA loans in Natchitoches (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,783,300
- Average approval$481,942
- Median approval$335,000
- Largest approval$1,508,000
- Jobs supported88
- Jobs per approval7.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term183 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.3 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Natchitoches, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Natchitoches
Flood risk in Natchitoches
- NFIP communityCity of Natchitoches
- NFIP community number220131
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/15
The City of Natchitoches participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220131 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Natchitoches Parish, not Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish context, not Natchitoches figures
- Establishments in Natchitoches Parish835
- Covered employment, Natchitoches Parish14,311
- Average annual pay, Natchitoches Parish$46,001
- Housing units permitted, Natchitoches Parish40
Every figure in this section is published for Natchitoches Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Natchitoches.
All Natchitoches Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Natchitoches questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Natchitoches, Louisiana?
17,577, in 6,691 households. Natchitoches city covers 23.16 square miles of land, which is 759 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Natchitoches in?
Natchitoches Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Natchitoches?
$37,133. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,200. Median gross rent is $802 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Natchitoches businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $335,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Natchitoches, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Natchitoches borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Natchitoches. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Natchitoches in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Natchitoches appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Natchitoches, city of, community 220131, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Natchitoches figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Natchitoches Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Natchitoches.
Is zoning published for Natchitoches?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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